The week’s most-read stories; Microsoft won’t sue over Linux – yet

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May 17, 20072 mins

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Microsoft won’t sue over Linux, for now

Microsoft ignited hostility following its assertion in Fortune magazine Monday that Linux and other open-source software infringe on 235 of the company’s patents. In an exclusive interview, Bill Hilf, general manager of platform strategy and director of Microsoft’s work with open-source projects, spoke with IDG News Service on the effects of the declaration on the open-source community.

The top 10 most-read NEWS STORIES this week

1. What Microsoft likes and dislikes about open sourceCisco routers cause major outage in Japan: reportSprint Nextel getting ready to pull plug on legacy networksForce10 says it has Cisco Catalyst killerAnalysts squash IBM layoff rumorsNew York says Dell defrauded PC buyersNortel plans major enterprise product launchSenators take outsourcing firms to task over H-1BMicrosoft demands royalties for open source softwareGates christens Longhorn Windows Server 2008, outlines future

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The top 5 SLIDESHOWS this week

1. Top 15 controversial Microsoft quotesIT jargon you just love to hateYour IT summer movie guide10 ways to boost your IT org nowRobots attack business!

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The top 5 most-read IN-DEPTH STORIES this week

1. Five cool future IT positionsUsing “offensive technologies” to secure networksMicrosoft and open source patents: What does it all mean?Whirlpool takes Cisco NAC for a spinInterop Las Vegas 2007 planning guide

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The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week

1. Sweaty e-mails in your future?Google: Ghost in the machine is malwareA quarter of under-30s now go cell-onlyDeciphering Google’s language translationCaption contest: Fence, other side of

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The most-read REVIEW this week

Midtier management tools register high marks