The Slim Possibility That Microsoft's SUSE Deal Could Be Good for Linux

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 July was a Microsoft-filled month, and that trend continued right up until the very end. Case in point? Hard on the heels of Redmond's little birthday present to Linux a few weeks ago, the Windows behemoth and SUSE announced last week that they are renewing the years-long patent deal originally signed by Novell but due to expire next year. Through the new agreement, specifically, the deal is being extended until 2016, and will invest another US$100 million in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server certificates for customers receiving Linux support from SUSE.