Novell widens Linux accord with Microsoft

Courtesy Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Wed, 08/20/2008 - 08:16

The two companies plans to disclose today that Microsoft will spend up to $100 million to purchase service and support licenses for Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise operating system.

That's in addition to the $240 million Microsoft had initially agreed to spend on the licenses.


 

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