Microsoft and Novell on Tuesday published results from a jointly commissioned survey that asserts the two companies' high-profile agreement will drive customers away from joint rival Red Hat.
Communications firm Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates, which has been doing research for Microsoft for eight years, conducted 201 interviews with IT professionals to garner opinions on vendor partnerships and interoperability between Windows and Linux.
Eighty percent agreed with the statement: "My organization would consider doing more business with Linux distributors if they had a technical alliance with Microsoft."
The survey also queried customers on the question of intellectual property rights and potential legal liabilities.
It found that 71 percent of respondents agreed with the statement: "I am more likely to deploy a Linux that comes with intellectual property rights, which reduces my company's exposure to risk."
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