Linux violates more than 228 patents, says Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. “Someday, for all countries that are entering the World Trade Organization, somebody will come and look for money owing to the rights for that intellectual property,” he predicts. The Linux community, not surprisingly, disputes the charge, according to NewsFactor.

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