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Re: [News] Acacia and Microsoft Make Agreement on Patents

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____/ Homer on Thursday 28 Jan 2010 00:42 : \____

> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> Acacia and Microsoft settle litigation
> 
> Not really.
> 
> One of the Vole's shell companies pretended to sue its parent, in order
> to support the illusion that its not a shell company. After a quick
> round of play-fighting, they kissed and made up, so now Acacia can
> resume its activities as a proxy to attack Microsoft's enemies (e.g.
> using subsidiaries like IP Innovation, LLC. to attack Red Hat), and
> Acacia now has a conveniently prefabricated excuse to dismiss any
> evidence that might show any conspiracy between the two companies.
> 
> Is there anyone out there naive enough to believe otherwise?

IIRC, the action against Microsoft predates the Microsoft "IP" 'professional' jumping
over to the trolls' ship. That happened a week or two before they sued
Novell and Red Hat.

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