I'd bet this is a case of a poorly worded article by someone who didn't understand the specifics, or wanted to water it down for the public. Microsoft has scored deals in the past on products that use or emulate a FAT16/32 based file system on a device such that it can be used on a Windows PC as a plug and play USB device (remember TomTom?). Microsoft also has a rather large and long history of tablet based "innovations" (read that as you will Newton fans) that might apply to the Kindle.. who knows.
They are not "paying for Linux" specifically. Stan On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Bjorn Behrendt <[email protected]>wrote: > So Microsoft is now making Amazon pay them to use Linux. Anybody else > find this wrong? > > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10457989-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10457989-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20> > > Bjorn Behrendt > IT Coordinator > Mount St. Joseph > [email protected] > (802) 775-0151 > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Bjorn Behrendt <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 6:50 AM > Subject: Amazon, Microsoft sign patent deal > To: Bjorn Behrendt <[email protected]> > > > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10457989-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10457989-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20> > >
