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Microsoft's Patent Plans Worry Open-Source Supporters | |
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| Time: 01:52 EST/06:52 GMT | News Source: CMP | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Microsoft's new policy for licensing its patents has supporters of open-source software worried that the company will use a broken government system for protecting intellectual property to beat back gains Linux and other competing software have made in the marketplace. The Redmond, Wash., software maker, which holds about 4,500 patents covering a broad spectrum of technology affecting desktops, servers, and more, said in December that it would begin licensing patents to meet requests from customers, partners, and regulators. | ||
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| #1 By 9549 (68.39.216.79) at 6/5/2004 11:23:31 AM |
| BOO HOO MS might get to sue people now Just like countless people sue them. They should have thought about that before everyone started getting sue happy. Now its MS turn on the planitiff side instead of the defendants side. Watch Out!! |
| #2 By 135 (208.186.90.168) at 6/6/2004 11:42:55 AM |
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I don't much care for silly software patents, never have...
But the open source fears are a fault of the open source ideology, not Microsoft or any other company. |
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