Hi Seth. What exactly are they complaining about? Is the story available on the web somewhere? I'd love to see it.
Ian Simcock. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth Kurtzberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "W. Curtiss Priest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 3:43 AM Subject: Re: Microsoft EULA - what's next > On an equally ironic note, there is a story today in the business section of > the New York Times about how Microsoft is complaining that, in Europe, Linux > and other open source software has an "unfair advantage". > > I'm not making this up. > > On Thursday 05 September 2002 10:32, W. Curtiss Priest wrote: > > A quick note about Microsoft. > > > > Seth will enjoy this one as he programmed the CQL (SQL) engine > > I embedded in a DOS product that permitted people to > > "share information using folders." > > > > I actually received several patents, see, e.g.: > > > > http://www.delphion.com/details?pn=US05167011__ > > > > > > It turned out that our product was much too early, but, MS Outlook > > infringed on the patent. > > > > I can say, first hand, that Microsoft is truly vicious. After > > three years of negotiating and arbitration, Microsoft paid > > a measely $200K to my licensing firm, but litigation costs on both > > sides were about $1.5 million, of which I got ONLY, a few free meals > > for the deposition when with MS attornies in NY. > > > > These guys play to get "all the marbles." > > > > I do hope that Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly gets them > > on anti-trust charges! Time will tell. > > -- > ----------------------------------- > Seth Kurtzberg > M. I. S. Corp. > 1-480-661-1849 > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
