My favorite part is that Microsoft candidly (?) admits that they can't afford to sue anyone over the patent violations. As soon as they even disclose what patents are under consideration, they will find many contesting the patents, which would be costly and would result in some of them being overturned.
My main complaint about the article was nothing being said about the role SCO played for Microsoft in testing the waters with lawsuits. There may end up being a bunch of volunteers to scan the PTO database for Microsoft patents, to try and figure out which 235 these are and proactively start identifying prior art. I would love to see that work well. On 5/15/07, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"Microsoft contends that the Linux operating system and other open-source software programs violate 235 of its patents. The company plans to use that intellectual property to collect royalties from companies that make, distribute, and use Linux. Microsoft's plans were disclosed in a May 14 article in Fortune."
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