Amazon, Microsoft sign Linux patent deal

Amazon and Microsoft have signed a patent deal which covers their Linux based products and Kindle.

The deal covers both Amazon’s Kindle product as well as the company’s use of Linux-based servers. Microsoft has maintained that many implementations of Linux infringe on its patents and has signed numerous licensing deals that cover Linux with both companies that sell Linux-based software and those that use the operating system in their hardware.

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