Ashley Highfield goes on Microsoft's payroll, having caused great damage to the BBC (and scolded GNU/Linux)

Will the use of Linux void the manufacturer’s warranty of your computer hardware? This is one fear that prevents some people from making the leap to Linux, which is why it is on my Top 10 List of Linux FUD Patterns. The short answer is, it depends; however, there are steps that you can take to increase your probability of receiving service under a warranty.

One of the companies that we boycott has just sealed another deal with Microsoft

Microsoft sued in China; some blasts from the past; By lobbying for software patents, Microsoft hopes to harm everyone (but Free software more so)

Some good points, some that are stretching credibility a little. Overall a thought provoking posting though.

“What's in a name?” some bloke in the sixteenth century once asked. As Microsoft knows, quite a lot. What you call something can have a major influence on how you think about it. So how Microsoft talks about free software is important – not least for the clues that it gives about its latest tactical move to defang the open source threat.

A rather vast number of Microsoft coverages from this week's news