According to Reuters, the non-profit open source group that controls most of the Linux code base will try to prevent (MSFT) and Novell (NOVL) from jointly marketing Windows and Linux.
Reuters writes that Merck (MRK) and Schering-Plough (SGP) will jointly market a drug that will contain a generic version of Pfizer’s (PFE) blockbuster drug Lipitor.
Reuters writes that AT&T’s mobile division will launch an online payment system using handsets. The major banking partner will be Wachovia (WB). Credit cards, checks and cash would not be necessary for paying bills.
The Wall Street Journal reports that cardiac stents do no better at preventing heart attacks than aggressive use of medicine.
The Wall Street Journal writes that sales of Microsoft Vista (MSFT) are outpacing the launch of Windows XP.
The Wall Street Journal said that Sony-Ericsson (SNE)(ERIC) will enter the low-end handset market.
The New York Times writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) will offer a network for online ads that will cover its own content and that of other websites.
FT reports that Thomson Financial will begin its own news service to compete with Bloomberg and Reuters (RTRSY).
Barron’s reports that the CEO of Netflix (NFLX) will join Microsoft’s (MSFT) board.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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