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- Has Microsoft fired its first shot in the patent war against Linux?
- Has Microsoft fired its first shot in the patent war against Linux?The cornered rat is always the most dangerousSimply put, Linux is threatening Microsoft's proprietary model of extracting profits. Others have put it another way: Linux is a disruptive technology: one that overturns the traditional way of doing...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Adrian, Microsoft Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-02-26
- Is Acacia link with Microsoft just smoke?
- Is Acacia link with Microsoft just smoke?Nope,"Does that mean you are the aforementioned Microsoft flunky?"Nope, you have it backwards, Microsoft is my flunky. Truth is I bribed to courts to make software patentable so I could control the entire world. Muwahahahaha, All your Liunx are belong to me...I...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, S/he, SCO Group Inc., Microsoft Corp., ACACIA, No_Ax, Dana
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- Microsoft says (again) it will comply fully with EU antitrust demands
- Microsoft says again it will comply fully with EU antitrust demandsThe new proxySure, MS caves to the EU's demands. Of course the interface specs will still be encumbered so the FOSS community won't touch them. No big loss for MS.On the other hand MS continues the attack. It's now known...
- Tags: Government, OPEN SOURCE, suspicion, Microsoft Corp., DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS, EU Antitrust, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- News to know: RealPlayer flaw; Wireless speakers; Ubuntu installation; Amazon's EC2
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attack. Mozilla plugs 10 more Firefox holes. Heather Clancy: Green business backlash: We could see this coming. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 7.10 - Installation walk-through. Gallery. Christopher Dawson: Microsoft matters less...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., Speaker, AT&T Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Wireless, Flaw, Purchasing & Procurement, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
- Acacia denies patent claim is an attack on open source, denies any Microsoft role
- Acacia Research Corp. on Friday released a statement to ZDNet's Open source Blog writers regarding the patent infringement case it filed against Red Hat and Novell on October 9. In the statement, which appears below in its entirety, Acacia insists that its patent claim is not...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Patent, Red Hat Inc., IP, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Acacia, Open Source, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- IP firm sued, settled with Novell on different patent in August
- The IP firm that filed patent litigation against Red Hat and Novell mounted legal threats against many other U.S. software companies in 2007 including Oracle, SAP, Computer Associates, EMC, Adobe, Autodesk, Apple, SPSS -- and Novell. That’s right. In late August, the Newport Beach, Calif....
- Tags: Novell Inc., Patent, IP, Acacia Technology Licensing, Network Technology, Networking, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2007-10-18
- Microsoft claims it is not party to patent claims against Linux
- Microsoft claims it is not party to patent claims against LinuxTime will tell whether MS are telling the truthThough it strikes me that if they are behind the current lawsuit, they did a very bad job of covering their tracks.Operation has been initiated...The pitiful band of Open Source volunteers will...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., ACACIA, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-10-17
- Microsoft claims it is not party to patent claims against Linux
- Contrary to speculation, Microsoft is not behind the patent litigation filed against Linux distributors last week, the company insists. "Microsoft is not a party to Acacia's lawsuit against Red Hat and Novell, nor are we involved in any way in this litigation," according to an official statement...
- Tags: Patent, Microsoft Corp., Coincidence, Brunell, Litigation, Linux, Open Source, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2007-10-17
- Patent reform by way of the Ax
- Patent reform by way of the AxIncentives...The accusation often leveled at you John C is that the incentive you choose is the one that most seems to motivate you to create: property, money, filthy lucre, call it what you will. for some of us though the motivations are different: overcoming...
- Tags: Leadership, patent, incentive, patent system, motivation
- Discussion threads 2006-12-01
- Have patent, will sue
- Have patent, will sueDidn't address the concernsThese people are arguing over "What constitutes a patent?". Characterizing anyone that has different ideas on the subject as abusers of the system is disingenuous. You would think that his company would be neutral on patents - any definition of a patent would still...
- Tags: patent
- Discussion threads 2006-07-10
- Acacia Help Desk 3.1.1 (Windows)
- HDSA helpdesk software is a Microsoft Windows desktop software package that allows you to log support requests for anything ranging from help desks to problem tracking products and services. Create Knowledge Base Articles and Reports for management.Version 3.1.1 includes reminders and more items in the main job queue.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Help Desk Software Australia, Help Desk, Call Centers, It Operations
- Software downloads 2005-07-22
- Patent infringement bypasses global warming as biggest threat to human existence
- Recent moves by intellectual property holdings outfits like Acacia Research have sparked a patent land grabbing epidemic that has threatened to accelerate the extinction of all life on earth unless the charter of the Kyoto Treaty is expanded to include other, more pressing matters that threaten the Earth's ecosytem....
- Tags: Steve Gillmor
- Blog posts 2005-07-20
- DIY kit to power Tokyo WiMax rollout
- DIY kit to power Tokyo WiMax rolloutAnd people wonder why Telcos are TERRIFIED.Hmmm, now all I need is a VoIP enbled device and it's good bye to the telco's and their monthly biil for a 30 year old twisted pair. Come USA, let's get on with it.The real story...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wi-Fi, Cellular phones, telecommunications company, WiMAX, phone, cell phone, computer, PC
- Discussion threads 2005-03-15
- HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to deal
- HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to dealTranslated...HP: "At the end of the day, software patents are a way of life. To ignore them is a little bit naive..."Here is a translation: "We will continue to stifle innovation, limit the market forces of competition, corrupt the system, and generally abuse...
- Tags: software, Goldtouch Technologies, Hewlett-Packard Co., OSS, software patent, patent, computer company
- Discussion threads 2005-02-15
- Wi-Fi Acacia's next patent target
- Wi-Fi Acacia's next patent targetThose who can, do...There's an old maxim that goes something like this: Those who can, do. Those who can't do, teach. Those who can't teach, administrate.Sounds like Acacia falls into this latter category: "we don't bring anything...
- Tags: patent, Wi-Fi Acacia, Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2004-12-01
- Microsoft braces for crucial TV test
- Microsoft braces for crucial TV testMicrosoft can't play in this market.Way to many things stopping them from doing much of anything in this market.First, broadband in the US simply can NOT deal with interactive or on demand video. Until everyone has 50 - 100 Meg per second connections in...
- Tags: Video on demand (VoD), TV & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital media, Corporate communications, TV, VoD, video, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-11-05
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