The Microsoft Way: If you can't beat them, buy them.

So what is the quickest way to land a job with Microsoft? Apparently all you have to do is become a successful seller or Linux. Karl Aigner, who used to work for SuSE (The former German Linux distribution company which was recently purchased by Novell), was the person responsible for the huge sale to the city of Munich.... well Karl is now gainfully employed by our friends out in Redmond.

Full story can be found here:Microsoft hires key rival from SuSE Linux