amicus_curious wrote:
That's assuming Tom-Tom are found guilty. The code would be available on the
server. All MS has to do is point it out. As such and in a court of law, it is
up to the plaintiff to prove the case not the other way round.
Yes. I said if Tom-Tom were found to be
amicus_curious wrote:
A big problem for Tom-Tom is that, if they lose, they have to pay for the
Microsoft effort required to uncover the infringement along with the rest of
the legal expenses. Given the uncertainty of a jury decision (remember OJ?) it
is a tough decision to make.
What
amicus_curious wrote:
All of the previously shipped Tom-Tom units would have to be recalled or else
Tom-Tom would have to pay for a license for them.
Wouldn't it be simpler for the endusers to go to the Update Site ..
How could Tom-Tom prove that they did? The hammer would be on Tom-Tom
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amicus_curious wrote:
That's assuming Tom-Tom are found guilty. The code would be available on
the server. All MS has to do is point it out. As such and in a court of
law, it is up to the plaintiff
amicus_curious wrote:
Wouldn't it be simpler for the endusers to go to the Update Site ..
How could Tom-Tom prove that they did? The hammer would be on Tom-Tom as an
infringer a ..
That's assuming Tom-Tom are found guilty. The code would be available on
the server. All MS has to do is
amicus_curious wrote:
In Microsoft's case against Tom-Tom, there are a bunch of patents that don't
have anything to do with Linux involved as well as the FAT filename patents ..
What effect on the case would it be if Tom-Tom eliminated all
proprietary software and used a purely GPL
On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 11:47:50AM +, Doug Mentohl wrote:
amicus_curious wrote:
In Microsoft's case against Tom-Tom, there are a bunch of patents
that don't have anything to do with Linux involved as well as
the FAT filename patents ..
Get real, the Linux kernel supports FAT.
What
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amicus_curious wrote:
In Microsoft's case against Tom-Tom, there are a bunch of patents that
don't have anything to do with Linux involved as well as the FAT filename
patents ..
What effect on
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:20:57 -0500, amicus_curious wrote:
My own feeling is that the Open Invention Network and the FSF, too, are
a bunch of pud knockers without much money in the bank and not much of
amicus_curious wrote:
What effect on the case would it be if Tom-Tom eliminated all proprietary
software and used a purely GPL solution?
All of the previously shipped Tom-Tom units would have to be recalled or else
Tom-Tom would have to pay for a license for them.
Wouldn't it be simpler
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amicus_curious wrote:
What effect on the case would it be if Tom-Tom eliminated all
proprietary software and used a purely GPL solution?
All of the previously shipped Tom-Tom units would have to
'We reject the claim and will vigorously defend ourselves, TomTom
spokesman Taco Titulaer said, adding that Microsoft sent a letter to
TomTom's U.S. office informing it of the action'
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINLQ40872620090226?rpc=44
TomTom finances ..
Doug Mentohl wrote:
'We reject the claim and will vigorously defend ourselves, TomTom
spokesman Taco Titulaer said, adding that Microsoft sent a letter to
TomTom's U.S. office informing it of the action'
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINLQ40872620090226?rpc=44
The most
amicus_curious wrote:
Apparently the claim is not without some merit, though. The article goes on to
say:
Martijn den Drijver, analyst at SNS Securities, said given that TomTom rival Garmin
(GRMN.O) has already licensed technology from Microsoft, it s likely that TomTom will
settle the
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'We reject the claim and will vigorously defend ourselves, TomTom
spokesman Taco Titulaer said, adding that Microsoft sent a letter to
TomTom's U.S. office informing it of the action'
Apparently
Doug Mentohl doug_ment...@linuxmail.org wrote in message
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amicus_curious wrote:
Apparently the claim is not without some merit, though. The article goes
on to say:
Martijn den Drijver, analyst at SNS Securities, said given that TomTom
rival Garmin
On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:20:57 -0500, amicus_curious wrote:
My own feeling is that the Open Invention Network and the FSF, too, are
a bunch of pud knockers without much money in the bank and not much of a
chance to horn in on this issue. They could try to sue Microsoft for
some sort of
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