July 26, 2011 11:02 pm EDT

Microsoft renews alliance with SUSE, throws $100 million in pocket change at Linux

Microsoft and Linux haven't always had the friendliest of rapports but, a few years back, the folks at Redmond decided to and the enterprise-focused distro SUSE. The German arm of the company even wished Tux a happy 20th birthday last week, in an attempt to further thaw their notoriously chilly relationship. Now the Windows crew have decided to renew their partnership with SUSE and have committed to purchasing $100 million in technical support for Microsoft Enterprise customers who also happen to be running Linux boxes as part of their operations. It's not about to stop claiming that the open source OS violates several of its patents, but at least they've learned to get along with out suing each other into oblivion... unlike some other companies we could name. Cough. Check out the full PR after the break.

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