Patents cut both ways for Microsoft

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 26, 2007 3:51 PM EDT
Linux DevCenter; By Jeremiah Foster
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If I held Microsoft stock (which I don’t) I would be furious. Here is Steve Balmer focusing on Linux, making the tired claim that there is so-called Intellectual Property in Linux that violates patents held by Microsoft. Meanwhile Microsoft gets hit with a hefty patent violation of its own; 1.5 billion (yes, that is a “B”) for the use of the mp3 patent without payment of royalties. It appears that patent obligations are for others, not for Microsoft to worry about.

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Pots and Kettles! dcparris 10 1,047 Feb 27, 2007 5:52 PM

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