Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hints at possibility of Microsoft litigating against Linux

Posted by henke54 on Mar 26, 2006 4:54 AM EDT
forbes.com; By Daniel Lyons 		Mail this story
Print this story

In an interview with Forbes... Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer stops short of announcing patent litigation against Linux: "Well, I think there are experts who claim Linux violates our intellectual property. I’m not going to comment. But to the degree that that’s the case, of course we owe it to our shareholders to have a strategy. And when there is something interesting to say, you’ll be the first to hear it." This is almost like announcing that there will sooner or later be an announcement of Microsoft starting patent litigation against Linux vendors and/or users.

Full Story

  Nav
» Read more about:

« Return to the newswire homepage

Subject Topic Starter Replies Views Last Post
Microsofts Obligation maggrand 6 1,600 Mar 27, 2006 2:38 PM
Scare Rob_on 1 1,515 Mar 26, 2006 12:15 PM
If you can't win thru SCO as your proxy then tadelste 0 1,479 Mar 26, 2006 6:04 AM

You cannot post until you login.