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Microsoft Patents Sudo ?
Topic Started: Nov 17 2009, 09:50 AM (189 Views)
Phaedrus
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091111094923390
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Gina
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Totally ridiculous and cannot be upheld in court!! How can anyone give a patent to a company for something they did not invent - I think it even existed before Microsoft existed! The mind boggles!
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Phaedrus
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Its all part of Microsofts` FUD campaign. They gather and hold patents on technology used in Linux and Os X in order to spread their FUD.
They would never try to enforce any of these, as the patent would simply be revoked, but whilst they hold them they can shout "Linux is using stuff we have the Patent for".
Its implying they were the original inventors (and are therefore superior) and also suggesting *nix has stolen their ideas.
Applied capitalism as its worst. :shakehead
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