[mdlug] Microsoft: Linux violates 235 MS patents

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Robert Meier

> Unfortunately the threat, though riddled with self-inconsistencies and 
> statements contradictory to common observation, is sufficient to influence
> businesses at a time when they are deciding what 64-bit infrastructure
> to invest in, manufacturers what infrastructure to embed, and
> politicians what public fears will get votes.

 But there's no reason at all to lose hope. Indeed, one may take heart in
the recent Supreme Court decision regarding patents as noted here:

 http://www.linuxjournal.com/comment/reply/1000221

 It's become much easier to toss out patents now. Still not at all cheap,
but companies now face greater risks if they try to use their patents
agressively, which will blunt this threat considerably...

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                     (313) 227-2317

 "Men often believe - or pretend - that the "Law" is something
 sacred, or at least a science - an unfounded assumption very
        convenient to governments." - Robert Heinlein

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