Microsoft has reached an agreement with the European Commission and had agreed to three substantial changes:

The company will now charge a one-time fee of 10,000 euros ($14,310) for companies that want “complete and accurate” technical information to help them make software compatible with Microsoft’s Windows desktop operating system.

Secondly, it will allow that data to go to open source companies such as Linux.  Lastly, Microsoft will cut the price it charges for worldwide licenses — including patents — to less than 7 percent of what Microsoft originally claimed.

Microsoft reports earnings this week…Halo should bring the division into the black for the first time and other products such as Office 2007 and Vista will help to give Microsoft a great quarter!

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