__/ [ peterwn ] on Wednesday 30 May 2007 22:16 \__
> On May 31, 8:28 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Microsoft/Novell agreement may exclude patent protection for Wine,
>> OpenOffice
>>
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>> | This means that Microsoft can still sue individual SUSE Linux customers
>> | who are using products designed to replicate Microsoft products and that
>> | also infringe on Microsoft's patents.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070529-microsoftnovell-agreeme...http://tinyurl.com/25at6e
>>
> So there is also a touch of fraud in Microsoft's protection
> racketeering. In other words, those who bought in and thought they
> were covered on MS's representations still risk the legal equivalent
> of having their shop fronts smashed in for using Open Office.
Microsoft 'desperate,' says patent complaint target OpenOffice.org
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| OpenOffice.org today called Microsoft Corp.'s assertion that its
| open-source application suite violates 45 of its patents "a desperate act."
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9019339
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