The chief executives of Microsoft and Red Hat have held a private meeting in New York - an indication that relations between the rivals might be warming.
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Red Hat's Matthew Szulik met for more than an hour at a McCormick and Schmick's restaurant in New York in late March, sources familiar with the situation said. Microsoft initiated the meeting, one source indicated.
Red Hat declined to comment for this story. But Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, although not commenting on the Ballmer-Szulik get-together, said in an interview that Microsoft is interested in meeting with open source companies.
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