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Microsoft continues earning money from Linux -- increases patent licensing agreements

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betanews; By Brian Fagioli
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If you choose to laugh at Microsoft over its mobile presence, feel free, but please know that Microsoft is laughing too; all the way to the bank. What you may not know is, Microsoft makes money from Android handset sales thanks to its patent portfolio. In fact, it also collects money from Chromebooks too. In other words, Microsoft is profiting from Linux, since both operating systems are based on the kernel. Today, Microsoft increases its number of patent licensing agreements, by making a deal with Qisda Corp.

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IMO: A professional who calls people who disagree with him/her 'haters' is rather unprofessional. The term is condescending, smells of 'groupthink' and elitism, and generally has nothing to do with an intelligent discussion.

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