On Tue, 15 May 2007 02:20:55 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Microsoft Won't Sue Linux Users, Company Exec Says
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>| Instead, Microsoft said it wants to create more arrangements that
>| mirror the company's deal with Linux distributor Novell.
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> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199501831
Ahem...
What did I tell everyone?
"Gutierrez said the comments were made not as a threat, but with the
intention of highlighting an intellectual property issue affecting the
entire computer industry. "It's important for everyone to understand that
there is a real problem with Linux patents and that there is a need for a
solution," he said."
In other words, he's pointing out that in today's patent environment, Linux
is in grave danger from many different sources. Microsoft themselves have
been working to reduce the impact of software patents, but until software
patents are neutralized, you have to fight patents with patents. That's
something open source developers don't seem to understand.
> Microsoft vs. Linux: setting the battle lines
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>| While Microsoft professes a preference to license rather than litigate,
>| its record indicates otherwise. On Feb. 22, 2007, a jury awarded a
>| $1.52 billion patent judgment in favor of Alcatel-Lucent against
>| Microsoft over the Redmond, Wash., company's use of MP3 codices.
>| This was the largest patent award in history. In the Eolas case,
>| Microsoft was also found guilty in a $521 million patent
>| infringement ruling over how Internet Explorer handled embedded content.
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> http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS8462761823.html
I'm sorry, but how does Microsoft being sued by others over patents prove
that Microsoft is litigation happy over patents?
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