Microsoft: We won't sue, but run Novell
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| Now, in a statement sent to PC Pro, the company claims it has no
| intention of taking legal action against open-source organisations.
| 'If we wanted to go down that road we could have done that three
| years ago,' the statement reads.
| 'Rather than litigate, Microsoft has spent the last three years
| building an
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| intellectual property bridge that works for all parties - including
| open source - and the customer response has been tremendously
| positive. Our focus is on continuing to build bridges.'
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| Yet, despite claiming it's not pursuing legal remedies, Microsoft
| delivers a veiled warning to open-source users. 'The real question
| is not whether there exist substantial patent infringement issues,
| but what to do about them. Microsoft and Novell already developed
| a solution that meets the needs of customers, furthers
| interoperability, and advances the interests of the industry
| as a whole. Any customer that is concerned about Linux IP
| issues needs only to obtain their open source subscriptions
| from Novell.'
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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/113727/microsoft-we-wont-sue-but-run-novell.html
Microsoft's Patent on a Pile of Baloney
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| If companies want to appease the bully, that's their business. Some
| folks fear it will set a legal precedent that could be used against
| all Linux users, not just commercial Linux vendors. I think that's
| a pretty remote possibility, though in this here modern world you
| never know what sort of insanity will triumph. And that's exactly
| what the root of all of this is -- if you're in doubt that a
| company can be mentally ill, Microsoft's patent shenanigans
| make the case for it.
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http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netos/article.php/3678771
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