Microsoft’s Android-Related Patent Moves Have a Familiar Ring

Redmond tried a similar approach several years back as the company looked to get companies using Linux to license Microsoft’s patents. But the upside could be even bigger this time, with the real possibility that Microsoft could make more revenue from patent licenses to Android phone makers than it does from selling its Windows Phone operating system.
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Novell: SCO May Settle Unix Suit

Beleaguered software vendor Novell, which has been fighting a lawsuit by bankrupt SCO Group for the last several years, could see a silver lining, writes Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Aaron Schwartz in a note this morning.