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Microsoft sued again over Vista, Office activation | |
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| Time: 02:48 EST/07:48 GMT | News Source: Seattle PI | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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Earlier this month, Microsoft lost its appeal of a $140 million patent verdict over the product activation process in Windows and Office. Today, the company that holds the patents and brought the original suit, z4 Technologies Inc., sued Microsoft again: PDF, 4 pages. Z4's new suit alleges that despite the jury verdict finding Microsoft in violation of the patents, the company has made only an "insignificant change" in the activation process in Windows Vista and Office 2007. The patents held by z4 (6,044,471 and 6,785,825) cover a process for registering software, to prevent unauthorized use. As background, here's the summary from the appeals court's ruling (PDF, 27 pages). | ||
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| #1 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 11/30/2007 2:53:48 PM |
| MS needs to learn from these guys. When someone steals your technology, you try to license it to them and if they won't buy a license then you sue them. What you don't do is cry endlessly to the press about how someone is infringing your precious IP and there may be liability if you use those products. Unless it's all FUD, of course. If it's FUD then you say go on saying it forever, right Ballmer? |
| #2 By 12071 (124.168.186.163) at 12/1/2007 1:52:48 AM |
| The difference is that Z4 came out and stated what Microsoft had infringed on. Microsoft can't go around using facts to support their case when FUD is all they have. Plus, it's a lot easier to keep manufacturing FUD... facts almost always get in the way. |
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