Bits of pieces of news about Microsoft, collected over the past couple of days.

A potpourri of news from the past week or so, starting with success stories and proceeding to releases of new software that supports OpenDocument Format (ODF)

Patents news from the past week with special focus on their possible effect on economies

Many stories about software patents make an appearance at the moment (it's clearly a hot topic) and there's little time to expand on them, so here is just a sample of news worth reading if you care about the legal fight against Free software.

Google is throwing many chairs at Microsoft these days, metaphorically speaking; this is a roundup of some news on the subject

Well, I'd have to say that for January, these past few days have certainly been chock full o' Linux news. And not just any news: a big Linux conference, a significant licensing shift for a big-name Linux library, layoffs in Redmond, and--perhaps most earth-shattering of all--Bdale Garbee got his beard shaved off for charity.

A roundup of legal news about SCO's loss to Novell.

Some of the latest patent news with emphasis on software.

There is a large pile of new information to share, so contained herein is a summary.