Microsoft is making noise about Linux patent violation again. (money)
Well worth reading.

And here's a nugget of that Ballmer charm we've all come to expect:

In the meantime, with Microsoft seemingly barred from striking pacts with distributors, only one avenue appears open to it: paying more friendly visits to its Fortune 500 customers, seeking direct licenses.

If push comes to shove, would Microsoft sue its customers for royalties, the way the record industry has?

"That's not a bridge we've crossed," says CEO Ballmer, "and not a bridge I want to cross today on the phone with you."

No wonder software developers with a soul hate Micro$oft so fiercely.