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Android Is Free, Steve
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| In an interview with Fortune Magazine,
| Steve Ballmer stated âThereâs nothing free
| about Android.â Wrong, Steve. Android is
| Free:
|
| * anyone can run the software,
| * anyone can examine the source code,
| * anyone can modify the source code,
| and
| * anyone can distribute the code
| unmodified or modified under the same
| licence that comes with the code.
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http://pogson.6k.ca/2010/05/24/android-is-free-steve/
Samsung, LG move to intellectual properties
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| Representatives say South Korean
| electronics makers are becoming targets
| from ``patent trolls'' as increased
| competition between manufacturers makes
| room to seek more money in legal suits.
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/05/123_66499.html
Salesforce.com CEO Says Microsoft Is a 'patent Troll'
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| Speaking with reporters on the sidelines
| of a company conference in Singapore,
| Benioff declined to comment on specifics
| of the suit, but reiterated his
| description of Microsoft as a patent
| troll.
|
| "Patent trolls are part of the industry
| today, that's just the way it is. We've
| dealt with them before and we'll deal with
| this situation in the same exact way,"
| Benioff said, noting that the Microsoft
| lawsuit would have no material impact on
| the company.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/197065/salesforcecom_ceo_says_microsoft_is_a_patent_troll.html
Apple faces patent suits over iTunes Store, Safari, Mac OS X
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| The first lawsuit, filed in the patent-
| friendly Eastern District of Texas, comes
| from Sharing Sound LLC, which holds the
| rights to a patent for "distribution of
| musical products by a web site vendor over
| the internet." The patent in question
| describes what is functionally any website
| you've ever visited to buy a music
| download, including song previews, a
| shopping cart, and even an accompanying
| app to play legally purchased music. The
| patent targeting Apple has a provision
| that downloaded songs have a unique
| identifier included in the file to link
| the files to a particular purchaser.
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http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/05/apple-faces-patent-suits-over-itunes-store-safari-mac-os-x.ars
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