Royalty BONUS

Posted by tadelste on Dec 19, 2005 3:07 AM EDT
ChinaDaily; By ZHU BORU
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At first it would seem strange to talk about Philips, fiercely protective of its patents and seemingly equally ferocious in its levying of patent licensing fees, in relation to the concept of free royalties.

But, although you are still more likely to see the company hitting the headlines for enforcing its patent fees rather than waiving them, when it comes to the Linux operating system (OS), that is exactly what the company has done.

Philips believes that dropping some patent royalties will stimulate the development and use of the Linux software.

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