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Investor
lawsuit filed against Dell
New York: A new investor lawsuit has been filed
against Dell Inc. accusing the company for improperly
accounting for millions of dollars in payments from partner
Intel Corp. The lawsuit accuses Dell of inflating profits
"by secretly receiving approximately $250 million
a quarter in likely illegal rebate kickbacks payments"
from Intel in return for an exclusive deal to purchase
Intel's microprocessors.
Intel
denying the accusations said some of the claims appear
to "rehash" similar complaints against it by
smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Dell
has been using Intel microprocessors in all of its computers
for many years. However, it began buying processors from
AMD last year.
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Novell
may not be allowed to sell new versions of Linux
Boston: Novell Inc.'s right to sell new versions
of Linux operating system software is getting reviewed
by the Free Software Foundation after the open-source
community criticized Novell for teaming up with Microsoft
Corp.
The
foundation controls intellectual property rights to key
parts of the open-source Linux operating system.
The
open-source community that develops Linux and other free
software programs was angered by Novell's decision to
enter into a wide-ranging business deal with Microsoft.
Critics
called on the board to punish Novell by banning it from
distributing new versions of Linux software.
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Viacom
demands YouTube remove video clips
New York: Viacom Inc. has demanded that Google
Inc.'s online video service YouTube remove more than 100,000
video clips from Viacom-owned properties including MTV
Networks and BET after the two failed to reach a distribution
agreement.
Viacom
said pirated programs on YouTube has generated about 1.2
billion video streams, based on a study from an outside
consultant. Viacom said filtering tools promised by YouTube
and Google have not been put in place, and they continue
to host and stream vast amounts of unauthorized video.
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