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Microsoft has collaborated with which open source company to develop a linux distro?

  1. Yahoo

  2. HP

  3. Novell

  4. Oracle
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Explanation

Microsoft collaborated with Novell in 2006 on a landmark interoperability agreement that included joint development of SUSE Linux Enterprise. This partnership aimed to improve Windows-Linux interoperability and provide patent protection to Novell's customers. Yahoo, HP, and Oracle were not part of this specific Linux distro collaboration.

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Correct answer: Novell. Microsoft and Novell announced a landmark interoperability and patent collaboration agreement in 2006 covering SUSE Linux (Novell's distro), including technical collaboration on virtualization and interoperability between Windows and SUSE Linux. Yahoo, HP, and Oracle were not the counterparties in this well-known Microsoft-Linux collaboration.

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