"Fear and Loathing in Las Veg"...er, Redmond.

Microsoft at their old fear tactics again. "LINUX IS BAD FOR YOU! YOU COULD GET SUED! WINDOWS WILL HEAL THE WORLD & IMPROVE YOUR LOVE LIFE!"

Microsoft Corp. warned Asian governments on Thursday they could face patent lawsuits for using the Linux operating system instead of its Windows software.

Linux violates more than 228 patents, according to a recent report from a research group, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said at the company's Asian Government Leaders Forum in Singapore.

I bet Microsoft holds about 200 of said patents. Next up: Patent on the 'space bar' and royalties per use. Asses.

UPDATE: It's actually 283, but were quoted as "potentially to be used to support claims of infringement". Doesn't mean they would succeed. For example, SCO is eating crow now.