Looks like MS got a taste of their own medicine however ....
Cheers Dale. On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 14:43, Tim Wright wrote: > While I'm not a fan of Microsoft in any form, I think the patent that has > been uphold is patently stupid. It's a NYTimes article, so you might need > to register, but who knows. I just clicked through from google news. > > > > SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11 - A federal jury awarded a former University of > California researcher $521 million today in a lawsuit against Microsoft > that asserted its Explorer Web browser infringed a patent for sending > software applications over the Internet. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/12/technology/12SOFT.html?ex=1061265600&en=e3f49b8bc460c3aa&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE > > Tim Wright > > Assistant Lecturer > Department of Computer Science > University of Canterbury > > "Language, like terrorism, targets civilians and generates fear to > effect political change." > > -- "Collateral Language" John Collins and Ross Glover ed. > >
