[Leaplist] Linspire joins MS patent deal

[Ray Brunkow]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_linspire;_ylt=AvVYijIGjPVnh7.CbDc2FCXMWM0F

RLiegh <http://slashdot.org/%7ERliegh> sends us to an AP article 
reporting that Linspire has signed a patent deal with Microsoft 
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_linspire;_ylt=AvVYijIGjPVnh7.CbDc2FCXMWM0F>. 
The company, which started out life as "Lindows," joins a growing 
<http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/06/04/1630233.shtml?tid=109> list 
<http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/06/07/1731252.shtml?tid=155> of patent 
<http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/04/20/1440218.shtml?tid=155> agreements 
reached between Microsoft and vendors 
<http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/07/05/26/0631242.shtml?tid=223>. 
Linspire will be granted a license to use True Type Fonts and "various 
code" that would allow for Linspire users to use voice on Windows Live 
Messenger as well as the usual patent protection 
<http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/06/11/10/1929210.shtml?tid=109> for 
Linspire's customers. In return, among other things, Linspire will make 
Microsoft's search engine the default search on PCs shipped with their 
OS. Kevin Carmony, the CEO for Linspire, approached Microsoft a year and 
a half ago, according to the article.

I like the idea of the access to some of the code like TTF and the VOICE 
access, but i think it is funny yto put MS search engine as the 
default.  i am guessing that is for the web browser as linux does not 
have explorer.

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