On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:50:22 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:49:45 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Microsoft Files Suit to Defend Visual Studio Users
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>>| Microsoft is not mentioned in any of the three complaints. However, in
>>the | suit that Microsoft filed against WebXchange, it says that the
>>charges relate | to the companies' use of Microsoft's Visual Studio
>>software. By asking the | court to declare WebXchange's patents invalid,
>>Microsoft hopes to defend its | customers FedEx, Dell and Allstate and
>>spare the thousands of other Visual | Studio users from similar suits,
>>Microsoft says. |
>>| FedEx, Dell and Allstate have already sought indemnification from
>>Microsoft, | Microsoft said in the lawsuit. Most large software makers
>>like Microsoft | indemnify their customers, meaning that if their
>>products are found to cause | harm including patent infringement, the
>>software developer will bear the | responsibility for the problems.
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>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/154014/.html?tk=rss_news
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> Gee, so Microsoft is indemnifying it's customers.
Please give FULL details of the Microsoft "indemnification".
I think its probably worthless, feel free to correct me *HERE*. Web links
will be rejected as insufficient evidence.
> Something that
> companies like Red Hat have refused to do.
For a good reason Wintroll.
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> Microsoft is doing the right thing here,
Bullshit. It's the WRONG thing.
> yet you seem to think it's bad.
Roys not alone, the *entire* GPL community feel exactly the same way, (as
if you didn't know).
Windows ... which of our patents will we use against you today ?
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