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- BlackBerry maker countersues Visto
- BlackBerry maker countersues VistoM$ stole IP againthis time was Visto's IP!may be if M$ pay big bucks again, Visto will have a change of heart and drop the lawsuits against others.Patents are getting out of hand...Previously all the big companies considered patents as a way to:a) protect their workb)...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-05
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- Groklaw suggests Microsoft sue, do over authentication
- Microsoft has won a patent that seems to cover an old Unix authentication scheme known as Sudo. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-13
- Did Microsoft copy Mac OS for Windows 7? Yes ... uh, wait ... no ...
- How do you like this....Microsoft has just patented "sudo":http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091111094923390RE: Did Microsoft copy Mac OS for Windows 7? Yes ... uh, wait ... no ...Of course, Microsoft has been copying things from the Mac for years. Look at Windows and Mac OS from the very beginning... the Mac had a...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Nokia sues Apple, alleges patent infringement by iPhone
- The world's biggest cell phone maker is dragging the maker of one of the most popular cell phones to court over patent infringement. Nokia said today that it has filed suit against Apple, alleging that the iPhone infringes on Nokia's patents for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN WLAN standards. ...
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Nokia frustrated by iPhone US success? Sues Apple over wireless patents
- Yes, Nokia has to be frustrated, but, they should put their efforts into anAndroid phone and forget the patent lawsuits. Patents...If Apple didn't get an agreement to use Nokia's IP, then Apple should face a court of law and be held to account.Considering all the other phone makers realize this...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Mono-mania: It's risky business
- M$ must give away its patentsIf M$ want to have its technolgies adopted by FOSS it must give up all its patents and GPLed the code.Until then we must stay away from any code that resembles M$ technologies and support Stallman and FSF in their fight against software tirany.RE: Mono-mania:...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft
- Horrible PrecedentA judge over turning what a jury has already ruled, is setting a very bad precedent. This basically means if a judge doesn't like the a way a case came out, he can simply change it. Which means, whats the point of a jury?As for their reasoning, a software...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- Yahoo-Microsoft deal: Details from the SEC filing
- Yahoo on Tuesday revealed details of its search agreement with Microsoft in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including information about revenue sharing, technology licensing and implementation plans. Among the highlights: For the first five years of the 10-year-agreement, Yahoo will be...
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- Elvis, your e-passport is ready!
- Elvis, your e-passport is ready!I forwarded this to the Dutch mediaLet's see whether they'll understand the severity of the issue.http://www.linkslife.co.ukthat is a joke passportRE: Elvis, your e-passport is ready!Years ago a movie called "The Net" with Sandra Bullock hit the scene, and everyone freaked. Yes it was a little over...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-19
- News to know: Nokia; Salesforce; Mozilla; Google; Facebook
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Salesforce opens Sites; offers free version to help push cloud adoption Dion Hinchcliffe: Cloud computing and open source face-off...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- OIN: TomTom settlement is no win for Microsoft, expect challenge
- OIN: TomTom settlement is no win for Microsoft, expect challengeI don't get itFor all the hootin' and hollerin' about this being an attack on Linux, I just don't see what the big deal is. Microsoft signed a license agreement with Tom Tom on a couple patents that cover parts of...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- TomTom pays Microsoft and settles patent-infringement dispute
- TomTom pays Microsoft and settles patent-infringement disputeRE: TomTom pays Microsoft and settles patent-infringement disputeAnd the winner is Microsoft just like we all predicted. I still won't be buying any TomTom products due to their actions. Obviously there is something to the Microsoft patents and the linux vendors who did the...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- Microsoft is as troubled as the rest of us
- Anyone involved in trying to make money from open source, like our own Matt Asay, is having a tough time right now. (What's singer Norah Jones doing here? Patience.) It's the problem faced by the Depression-era busker. Your song is great, the crowd is digging it, but...
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- TomTom chooses a moderate limited hang out route
- TomTom chooses a moderate limited hang out routeM$ must pay for IPTomTom can not do a cross license with M$, unless M$ cover all Linux distros.We know that M$ patents are worthless, so M$ should pay now for the IP stolen from TomTom.TomTom must pay for IPMicrosoft can not do...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-20
- First impressions: Apple Safari 4 beta
- First impressions: Apple Safari 4 betaI think it is innovativePutting the close button on the left instead of on the right is a brilliant move and just goes to show that once again, Apple is the most innovative company out there. Watch for them to patent this brilliant placement of...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-24
- Where
- WhereWhile the methodology is interesting......what an absurd, grandstanding, self-aggrandizing public disclosure. Since bin Laden has by now read the article he knows his cover has been blown and has split to somewhere else. This information should have been kept under wraps until the feds/military had either acted or...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-19
- ARM shows possible iPhone-bound multicore mobile processor
- ARM shows possible iPhone-bound multicore mobile processorWatch for Apple to patent all mobile applicationsWatch for the patent to cover applications that run with one or more threads. That would cover all applications ever written. There is precedence for this kind of disgusting, anti-competitive behavior. Apple has patented multi-touch [b]and single...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-17
- Apple
- Applere: So, will Cook and Co. release the hounds?That question was rhetorical, wasn't it?Apple can now sue EVERY touch screen device maker!!1!1one!!1From the patent:[i]detecting [b]one[/b] or more finger contacts with the touch screen display[/i]This patent doesn't cover just multi-touch, it also covers single touch. All touch screen devices have detected...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-27
- Metered computing: Another great argument for open source in 2009
- Metered computing: Another great argument for open source in 2009Hasn't this been done already?Didn't we just spend 40+ years digging ourselves out from under precisely this very same business model? How can they even patent this? Because its for a PC instead of a mainframe? Oh boy,...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-31
- Microsoft and pay-as-you-go: Been there, done that
- Microsoft and pay-as-you-go: Been there, done thatOnce coin slots are added to PCsThere's no limit to the ways corporations can extract money from your wallet. Your computer suddenly forgets that you paid for the lease? No problem. Just make sure you have a wad of money in...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
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