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[News] Google Acquires Anti-Windows Malware Company, Avoids 'Windows Tax'

Google acquires Web security startup GreenBorder

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| Terms of the deal, which closed in mid-May, were not disclosed, according 
| to Google spokesman Aaron Zamost.
| 
| [...]
| 
| Unlike virtualization software from rivals requiring multiple Windows
| licenses for each corporate user, GreenBorder insulates the Microsoft 
| Windows system from the underlying computer hardware and only requires a
| single license for Windows, MacDonald said.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070529/google_greenborder.html?.v=1

Microsoft, on the other hand, has just spent $6 billion on a company 'plagued
by' GNU/Linux.

The subject line is a bit ambiguous, but this wasn't deliberate.


Related:

Top secret: Microsoft's $6 billion open source play

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| This month's announcement by Microsoft to acquire digital marketing
| services firm aQuantive has revealed little on how the companies 
| will integrate their IT, but inside information indicates the deal 
| may be Redmond's largest commitment to free software.
|
| [...]
|
| Whether the businesses are complementary or not, Microsoft's integration 
| work will no doubt involve a lot of open source software used by aQuantive.
|
| Information available from Atlas' Web site indicates the Internet software 
| company employs extensive use of open source software including Linux,
| Apache, MySQL, and Solaris.
|
| Software engineers at Atlas' Raleigh office do client/server development in 
| C and C++, software maintenance and "scripting", and developing and
| maintaining custom reporting capabilities. 
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1616039231;fp;2;fpid;1

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