Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Microsoft may lodge patent lawsuit test case: Linux specialist
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> | After a week of saber rattling to seed the marketplace with FUD about
> | the dangers of moving away from Microsoft to Linux, look for Microsoft
> | to lodge a lawsuit against a medium sized user that's large enough to
> | be noticed but too small to sustain a defence in court. That's the
> | prediction of a Linux specialist who has been watching Microsoft's
> | actions of the past week.
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> http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7359/53/
>
> Inspired by the B(ully)SA.
I would suspect the the FSF would have to step in with legal help. Of
course, such a case if handled correctly could see Microsoft handed its
head on a platter.
I suspect that Microsoft know that and will be very careful before they
jump.
Ian
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