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- Microsoft admits its GPL violation; will reissue Windows 7 tool under open-source license
- Tar and feather them nt ;-)ntYeah - they made good on GPL2 - tar them anyway!It's Microsoft - hurt them even when they do admit their errors and make good on them!Seriously Dude, see a shrink!A tad serious?Lighten up a bit - a shrink? I will put my mental health...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, tool, Microsoft Windows 7, open source, Microsoft Corp., GPL
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- 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
- Microsoft Patents Sudo - So Sudo me!
- i do think that it time for some rule and regulation .and some major MS legal bashing . anti-trust Adrian this is shameless self promotionYou would not even have this if a reader had not given it to you. Means nothing but what youre getting out of it, HITS....
- Tags: Idiocy, patent, Microsoft Corp., Adrian
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- 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...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Sudo, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Mac OS
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook
- I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...
- Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- 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
- Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement ruling
- Maybe there is hope for the patent system yet.Just hope is all.But....We ALL know they were bribed.... Lol.Since when was MS's activation technology taken to court? They're sued for anything nowadays it seems like. Milking the cash cow I presume?The patent system is fineOn the whole, the patent system...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., patent, patent system, patent infringement, Unix, software
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- Word saved? Microsoft gets stay of injunction in i4i patent battle
- M$ bribed againIts dirty cash is destroying the fabric of justice and America.This kind of misscarige of justice would not have been possible if the gouverment was run by conservatives.Uh......... NoI think you need to go back and re-read the history of the case.MS clinging to hold on...You can only...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., I4i, Microsoft Windows NT, software patent, software
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Microsoft Word patent-infringement case: Playing chicken
- They will patchand then will try vigorously to render the offending patent invalid.i4i will become the next Eolas: irrelevant but with a lot of money from MS.If you don't infringe, then why do you care to provethe patent is invalid?Because a court does think you infringeDo you know what is...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, patent, I4i, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- 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
- Apple, and pretty much everyone, sued over touchpad technology
- Apple, and pretty much everyone, sued over touchpad technologyHere comes the patent trolls, sigh.The patent trolls strike again.IMHO we should have "use it or lose it" laws in the patent system: If you don't use a patent in an actual product, you risk losing it and can't renew it.Not to...
- Tags: patent, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-21
- 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
- Microsoft to pay $200 million for patent infringement
- Microsoft to pay $200 million for patent infringementPretty frivolous patent hereAbout on the level of Microsoft's Page Up/Page Down patent.Live by the patent sword, die by the patent swordMicrosoft are 'disappointed' that once again they have been caught out stealing other people's ideas, incorpoarting those ideas into their own branded...
- Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-20
- The Microsoft defense brief
- The Microsoft defense briefDoes fit the known factsBut it doesn't sound much like a defense. RE: The Microsoft defense briefI don't think your description of Matt Asay's response is accurate; it was not an incendiary as you indicate. Asay has been exploring two themes the past few...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., patent, Phelp
- Discussion threads 2009-04-11
- Show me how you beat Microsoft in patent fight
- Show me how you beat Microsoft in patent fightDid ya see thishttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/bridge.microsoft/index.htmlI was told in another blog that the patent is long filenames in FAT. If that is the case then we need to sue the US Patent office for giving out false patents. If they can patent...
- Tags: software movement, patent, Microsoft Corp., TomTom, GPLv2
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- Proprietary advantage the argument against health IT?
- Proprietary advantage the argument against health IT?Health Care = Big BusinessThose of us who live in the developed world outside the US and have nationalized health care systems (Canada, Europe, Japan, etc.) are always astounded at how much Americans pay for health care. My father just had two major surgeries...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, health-IT
- Discussion threads 2009-03-20
- 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
- Analyst: Declines in Mac, iPod sales isn’t so bad
- Analyst: Declines in Mac, iPod sales isn’t so badWhat about the 40% dropoff in iPhone sales?!Brutal, just brutal. iPhone is vibrant with 40% sales decline while WM is about to die any day now with 25% growth.Oh well, at least Apple has a plan. It is called [i]Take our $24...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., sales
- Discussion threads 2009-02-17
- Ballmer praises openness, attacks iPhone
- Ballmer praises openness, attacks iPhoneWow... some attack....notntOpen to Ballmer means open to taking your money oropen to taking your ideas oropen to spreading FUD oropen to being too big to fail or justopen to like a trap ready to close at anytime.Tell Ballmer he can talk about open when MS...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Steve Ballmer, openness, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-02-17
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