If *that* (following) is true it will make them effectively loose
their patent rights for "MS-DOS" - great !
> Consumer Windows, code named Millennium, was announced early this month
> touting the removal of legacy I/O support.
> Microsoft hopes that despite backward compatibility problems, the removal
> of legacy specifications will not only improve stability and make the
> operating system more robust, but also lower support costs. This new PC
> design will be the guiding force behind the EasyPC Initiative, a joint
> venture with Intel.
[REM: i.e. the next anti-trust case looming]
> ... this removal of DOS
> also means exclusive MS-DOS applications and real-mode drivers will no
> longer work in the new OS, which could cause problems for some users.
There are some general clauses about appliccability/non-use of patented
procedures, and - IIRR - a number of precedence cases (the Stirling
motor case?) where patent holders sabotaged their own patents and lost
the patent protection.
Coincidende ? There is a big/positive story about BeOS in to-day's German
"Spiegel".
Ceterum censeo: with that whole thing M$ got caught up by their very own
Millenium bug - dog bites tail, can't even wag any more.
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