Microsoft and Novell's chief executives today took the stage to unveil a new partnership that provides both interoperability and a patent licensing deal.

But don't think that Microsoft and Novell have gone soft on each other. Both Ron Hovsepian and Steve Ballmer stressed that they will keep trying to kill each other in the market place - they'll just listen to their customers a little more when they tell them that they are acting like little children.

03 Nov 2006

Below you can watch a video where Ballmer and Hovespian discuss their new partnership.

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