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Melco Group Signs Linux Software Patent Agreement with Microsoft Corp. for
Buffalo-Branded Products
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| Microsoft Corp. and Melco Holdings Inc., parent company of Buffalo Inc. and
| Buffalo Group (Melco Group), announced that they have entered into an
| agreement that will provide Melco Group's customers with patent coverage for
| their use of technologies running Linux and other related open source
| software. Specifically, the patent covenants apply to Buffalo-branded Network
| Attached Storage (NAS) devices, which run Linux, and Buffalo-branded routers,
| which also run Linux. Although the contents of the agreement have not been
| disclosed, the parties indicate that the only financial consideration in this
| agreement is royalties paid by Melco Group to Microsoft.
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http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/keyDevelopments?symbol=MSFT.O×tamp=20090715230000&rpc=66
This is extortion. Kroes should be notified.
"All of these deals are being done in secret."
http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-16-013-35-NW-MS-LL-0000
Recent:
TomTom Settlement Aftermath: Get the FAT Out - Updated
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| Ah, yes. Mono. Once again. And OOXML. Might governmental agencies wish to
| particularly take note of OOXML in light of the TomTom settlement? I would
| think so. And .NET and Silverlight. Perhaps you can think of others.
|
| [...]
|
| Wake up. Microsoft should be treated like Microsoft.
|
| It is what it is. It is what it always has been.
|
| Microsoft asked recently to be judged by its actions, not its words. OK. The
| TomTom settlement *is* Microsoft actions. We watched it, and we judge them by
| it.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090401152339514
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