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Microsoft sells Linux

Friday 8 February 2008 at 23:11

Microsoft sold 1000 SUSE licenses for Renault??s data centers. These licenses will replace the existing Linux distributions (Debian and Red Hat).
By choosing SUSE as a solution, Renault will be spared by Microsoft. Remember, Microsoft has accused Linux for violation of more than a hundred patents last year. And the editor of Redmond said that the companies which have signed an agreement like Novell and Linspire will be protected. The car manufacturer will also benefit from the interoperability of Virtualization Tools to run Windows virtual machines on SUSE servers.

This is not the first time for Microsoft, customers such as Wall-Mart, HSBC, Siemens and BMW have already acquired Linux licenses sold by Microsoft. The gate is open and the situation is likely to change quickly. After the investment in the Open-source by IBM and Sun, it??s Microsoft's turn. The pessimists may regret the "stain" of Linux by the ??evil Microsoft??, and the risk of a second monopoly on Linux.
Source: 01net