How can they justify the headline if "Details and financial arrangements of the agreement were not released".
I know they go on to say "this is likely a royalty deal similar to others that Microsoft has established" but as far as I'm aware it's only rumours and hearsay about the other deals too.
The previous deal between them that is mentioned involved LG paying an ongoing royalty for using Linux, but Microsoft in turn making a "net balancing payment" (whatever that is?) to LG which sounds to me like it's more about making Linux appear patent encumbered than it is about making money directly.
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How can they justify the headline if "Details and financial arrangements of the agreement were not released".
I know they go on to say "this is likely a royalty deal similar to others that Microsoft has established" but as far as I'm aware it's only rumours and hearsay about the other deals too.
The previous deal between them that is mentioned involved LG paying an ongoing royalty for using Linux, but Microsoft in turn making a "net balancing payment" (whatever that is?) to LG which sounds to me like it's more about making Linux appear patent encumbered than it is about making money directly.