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Microsoft, Linux join forces in software law debate

In an unusual twist, Microsoft and Linux have joined forces in a legal tussle.

The companies jointly sent a letter expressing their common disagreement with advice regarding software law that a group plans to send to judges.The American Law Institute (ALI), an association that develops documents meant to help guide judges as they make decisions on complicated legal subjects, is presenting a final draft of its guidelines for software contracts on Tuesday during its annual meeting. The document has been in the works since 2004 and if it is approved it will be published.

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madpuppy6225d ago

the Linux foundation is an organization. why can't journalist get this right?

Polluted6225d ago

@Madpuppy: That's pretty much exactly what I came in here to say. I tried explaining what Linux "is" to someone the other day and people just seem to have a really hard time wrapping their heads around it.

AuToFiRE6225d ago

i agree with you polluted and madpuppy. people just cannot seem to understand the simplest of things, its almost like everyone has been brainwashed into thinking that a group of people that work on something is a company when in fact the Linux foundation is far from it, they are not out to make money, they are out to make the world better

Kurylo3d6225d ago (Edited 6225d ago )

u do realize the makers of linux ARE making money off of linux right? With the people selling other versions of linux they get a cut... with the advertising with it they get paid... Those guys are rich. I love how you look at them as saints out to help others rofl... They are helping themselves pretty damn good. Anything built off what they made ... they get paid for ....

Polluted6225d ago

@Above guy: Founded in 2007, the Linux Foundation sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading Linux and open source companies and developers from around the world.

-Linux foundation website.

Companies like Redhat are making a few bucks supporting server editions of their products, but that's about it man. Go hit up wikipedia for more info in you're interested.

AuToFiRE6225d ago

Linux isnt made by people who get paid to make it, Linux is made by people like you and me who have spare time, they add a little program here, fix a bug there, Linux has an estimated 30 million users which simply by sending your system specs to the main devs of that specific distro helps all linux distros. unlike with microsoft and apple, they have a couple thousand employees that are paid, a couple thousands is nowhere near as good as a couple million people making small fixes

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likedamaster6225d ago

"The mere fact that the Linux Foundation and Microsoft are joining forces may be viewed by some as remarkable," wrote Horacio Gutierrez

Hell has officially frozen over.

zagibu6224d ago

This article make you think that Microsoft and the Linux world are constantly at war, and that this common cause is a remarkable achievement, when this is just the first time that Microsoft is supporting a reasonable cause. That's it.

Narutone666225d ago

you don't see everyday. One is an Open-Sourced organization and the other one profit oriented company. This will be good.

RememberThe3576225d ago

I'm pretty sure hell isn't frozen over.

Maybe it's the global warming.

Polluted6225d ago

Nah, where software law is concerned these guys could all get screwed over if they can't work together.

It's like if Ford and Toyota teamed up to stop a law from passing that requires automakers to offer 10 year, bumper to bumper warranties for free.

bozebo6224d ago

As soon as I read "the two COMPANIES" I stopped reading...

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai35d ago (Edited 35d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio34d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing34d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9234d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit34d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing34d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9234d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."