Microsoft To Announce Linux Partnership

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday November 2, 2006 @08:37AM from the shout-at-the-devil dept.

Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Microsoft is entering into an unusual partnership with Novell that gives a boost to Linux, people familiar with the companies tell WSJ.com. From the article: 'Under the pact, which isn't final, Microsoft will offer sales support of Suse Linux, a version of the operating system sold by Novell. The two companies have also agreed to develop technologies to make it easier for users to run both Suse Linux and Microsoft's Windows on their computers. The two companies are expected to announce details of their plan today at a press conference in San Francisco. In addition, Microsoft won't assert rights over patents over software technology that may be incorporated into Suse Linux, the people said. Businesses that use Linux have long worried that Microsoft would one day file patent infringement suits against sellers of the rival software.'"

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Useable... Linux? by NineNine · 2006-11-02 10:48 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Is this possible? I think it is. I think that this might be the end result of it. If MS takes an interest in SUSE, I think that we'll finally see a useable version of Linux for the desktop. I personally would *LOVE* to use a version of Linux that MS has made useable.

Also, maybe even more importantly, tt would be like another OSX, but it would run on regular hardware. If anything, Apple may be in serious trouble...