03.05.07
Novell: The Intellectual Property Payment Also Covers Novell Products
A noteworthy statement has come from yet another article (among several others), which describes Novell’s financial dependence on Microsoft.
Dragoon said that his company also rejects Microsoft’s claim and that the payment was intended to cover a variety of software products made by Novell, not just Linux.
Make a mental note. Novell says that the patents/infringements which it paid to cover are not necessarily Linux-related. One could therefore argue that Novell addressed the need to resolve collision in its proprietary products, not Linux.
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.