Microsoft apparently does not think all the versions of Windows Vista provide enough choice for the market. So, to ensure a better selection, they now seem to be looking at Linux systems as well: SuSE from Novell; Xandros; Linspire; and finally Turbolinux. Given these announcements of patent agreements ("protections"), I'm sure said distributors won't "notice" any complaints... for now.
What will happen with resisting companies like Red Hat, though? And what will Microsoft do when fully recognising the success of non-commercial projects such as Ubuntu? (Nah, never mind, certainly there are no evil strategies here. I'll sleep well tonight.)
Anyhow - if you thought that the EU ruling would stop these agreements, you may want to share the doubts of Groklaw on the Commission's settlement with Microsoft (which brings into mind what my association predicted one month ago).
Oh, and OSI has approved two licenses (MS-PL, MS-RL) from Microsoft. After all, what is software worth if it doesn't have a brand new license? (Bonus points for certain features, such as incompatibility with the GPL.)
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