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- Groklaw suggests Microsoft sue, do over authentication
- Are you in any way trying to legitimize patent trolling?You are well aware that what Microsoft is doing is what we all used to call patent trolling aren't you?My guess...Nothing will happen... this is just MS trying to protect UAC and runas from paten lawsuits.Besides MS would be idiot... well...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, authentication, Groklaw, patent, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Red Hat offers Supremes an audacious brief
- Here's for hoping![i]Given history both arguments make sense. Given politics neither is likely to be accepted any time soon.[/i]Come on, Dana. Surely you have hopes, don't you?All the big players are in the software patent game only for defensive purposes. The only entities who are in it offensively are the...
- Tags: audacious brief, Supreme, Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- News to know: Adobe; OpenSUSE; Ubuntu; IBM; P2P; Palm
- 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. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adobe Flash for all smartphones ... except iPhone Andrew Mager: Google and Adobe join forces on Open...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Data Center, Information Technology, P2P, Palm Inc., Novell OpenSuse, Jason Perlow, Apple Inc., Beta, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Tablets, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Israeli firm claims patent on URL shortcuts
- At least get the right patent document!The issued patent is Number 7,596,609. You linked us to the pre-grant publication of the divisional which was filed late last year and won't be issued for probably a few more.RE: Israeli firm claims patent on URL shortcutslol, good luck enforcing it..RE: Israeli...
- Tags: patent, URL shortcut
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Israeli firm claims patent on URL shortcuts
- When you type a company name into a URL field and it resolves to an actual domain name ... we've patented that says Israeli firm. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Richard Koman, Patent, Domain Names, Internet
- Blog posts 2009-10-02
- Microsoft cries the sky will fall if injunction not stayed
- Can the world survive without the latest version of Word? Microsoft thinks not. Facing an injunction of sales of the Office flagship over a patent violation, Microsoft asked to stay the injuction while it appeals a $290 million verdict that found it violated i4i's patents, PC World reports. ...
- Tags: Word-processing, Injunction, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- So you're going to sell software or work a trade show booth...
- ...it's time to get it right! I get pitched software 24/7. Along the way, I hear and see some pretty amazing things but too often I get my ear bent for way too long by folks who can’t get to the point. Why? Because these pitchmen and...
- Tags: Software, Trade Show, Empathy, Sales Strategy, Telemarketing, Tools & Techniques, Sales Force Management, Healthcare, Sales, Marketing, Marketing Research, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Examine the patent that made selling Microsoft Word a crime
- Updated: Microsoft is barred from selling any Microsoft Word products that can open XML files (.xml, .docx and .docm), according to a U.S. District Court ruling in favor of i4i, a small Canadian company that sued the software giant for patent infringement. What's this mean Techmeme? For...
- Tags: Word-processing, Patent, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, XML, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Google open source strategy not just a patent dodge
- Business and evil.The very first thing in Google's defense is that they make their money by providing advertising services, not by destroying the IT ecosystem with anti-competitiveness like a certain software vendor is hell-bent on doing.RE: Google open source strategy not just a patent dodge"Fact is Google has been a...
- Tags: Patent Reform, strategy, Google Inc., patent, Google open source strategy, Google open source
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
- Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
- Our patent system is brokenI just think the PTO isn't sophisticated enough to understand what is really going on.Property List EditorHow would this patent relate to Apple's already existing Property List Editor application, a Developer Tool for editing "plist files" written in XML (along with any other XML files that...
- Tags: word-processing, OOo, XML, patent, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
- Sound and vision extreme (Gallery: Mutant Clones from China)
- Sound and vision extreme (Gallery: Mutant Clones from China)Great ideaBeats tinny headphones and digital zoom anyday. Now just make the lens small enough to pull out like a stylus from the casing, then you've got a marketable product. As it is it would be to easy to loose the lens...
- Tags: Intellectual property, Strategy, Leadership, Gallery, vision, innovation, intellectual property right
- Discussion threads 2009-08-05
- Apple, and pretty much everyone, sued over touchpad technology
- Apple is the target of a lawsuit by Tsera LLC, a technology firm based in Texas, claiming it infringed on its patent for a touchpad interface. Briefs filed in Federal District Court in Texas claim that Tsera owns “all right, title and interest in†a patent filed...
- Tags: Patent, Apple Inc., Trackpads, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Apple/Microsoft sued over iPod/Zune controls
- Apple/Microsoft sued over iPod/Zune controlsWe know it's BS, but...finding 13 morons (12 jururs + 1 judge) to dupe isn't too tough. See Eolas.Apple and MS might set asidesome differences for a while and work together on this one.That would be ome big defense to contend with.Win, and get court costsThis...
- Tags: Digital music, Strategy, Microsoft Sued, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-17
- Apple/Microsoft sued over iPod/Zune controls
- Apple, Microsoft and some 20 other companies are being sued for patent infringement by a Texas firm which claims to have invented the touchpad. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with Microsoft
- Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftIt's only news if ....... Google signs one.^o^RE: Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftWe can conclude from this that linux does in fact violate Microsoft's patents. Its no suprise since linux is known for stealing and copying others work. In...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent, Linux patent-protection
- Discussion threads 2009-07-16
- IBM - Wantin' and Gettin' Stimulus Money
- Give them the same consideration that GM, Chrysler, etc. are getting IBM has a PR problem. Asking for stimulus money from the U.S. government while transferring jobs overseas is not going over well in the U.S. CNN picked up on it and ran this on-air story recently....
- Tags: IBM Corp., Stimulus Money, Government, Vertical Industries, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent
- Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees ventSmiling Sam does it againIt seems to me that the government is overlooking one of the critical components of this economic meltdown - the offshoring of American jobs. IBM is one of the worst offenders in this regard. This one...
- Tags: Workforce management, Litigation, Financial accounting, Proskauer Rose, Madoff, IBM Corp., SEC, layoff
- Discussion threads 2009-03-26
- Spotlight on Austin: Dachis Corporation's Peter Kim
- South by Southwest Interactive SXSWi kicks off tomorrow in good ol' Austin, Texas. While a lot of companies from all over creation are heading down south to network and display and launch new technologies, there's a bevy of innovation and creativity coming out of the city as well. I...
- Tags: Austin, Social Media, Endgame, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-03-12
- Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernel
- Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernelA mixed barrel of fish.There are so many threads in this mess that one can look at almost anything. But some things come out loud and clear:1. We are in a post-Bilski situation......software patents (which seem to be at...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Linux kernel, Tom-Tom, TomTom, patent
- Discussion threads 2009-02-27
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