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Did ya see this
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/bridge.microsoft/index.html

I 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 an algorithm then the are allowing patents of Math. Sorry, that does not fly. We need to hold the Government responsible for their stupidity.
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Did ya see this  LittleGuy | 03/31/09
That is one option mentioned  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 04/01/09
Yes TomTom caved  eb276 | 03/31/09
First, TomTom is a small company and needs to look after their own self  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
I don't believe that they will  eb276 | 03/31/09
Well, TomTom did gain a lot of negociating power by joining OIN, and it  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
How do you know MS was forced to settle?  eb276 | 03/31/09
If there was any significant payment made, the street would be abuzz  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
So you have no idea  eb276 | 03/31/09
You make yourself appear ....  ShadeTree | 03/31/09
Come on guys, you were claiming a HUGE victory for Microsoft without  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
A rumor you started DB. I'm part of the street  John Zern | 03/31/09
Ok, so you have no information that would lead us to believe that MS got  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
Then I guess we both have exactly the same amount of info  John Zern | 03/31/09
ROTFL!  John Zern | 03/31/09
And, again, "getting money" doesn't mean anything unless you know how much.  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
Same old lie different blog.  ShadeTree | 03/31/09
The street don't lie man. MS can gag the people at TomTom, but that does  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
The street always lies  eb276 | 03/31/09
The street always know, the street can not lie. There are just too many  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
The street rarely knows...  TylerM89 | 03/31/09
The MS fanboys have been claiming victory because a "payment was made"  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
Yeah, the street don't lie.  John Zern | 03/31/09
In any case, you have no basis to claim an MS victory. Looking more and  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
The only people that know the truth  wolf_z | 04/01/09
Why does it bother you that Microsoft Won???  Confused by religion | 03/31/09
Bur did they win?  randomnoise | 04/01/09
If that's the case TomTom would have gone to court  wolf_z | 04/01/09
You have never offered any evidence it was $0  wolf_z | 04/01/09
Dana, I would say you need to calm down. First, the word is that the  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
repeating the same old lie doesn't ....  ShadeTree | 03/31/09
And, your only argument is that TomTom must have paid dearly. Why does it  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
Oh come on...  TylerM89 | 03/31/09
And, why does it bother you so that the payment was insignificant???  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
What are you even talking about  TylerM89 | 03/31/09
If the amount is hidden, you can not claim a victory for MS. Especially  DonnieBoy | 03/31/09
You're absolutelly right.  John Zern | 03/31/09
No one is saying how much TomTom paid  wolf_z | 04/01/09
M$ is running with the tail between legs  Linux Geek | 03/31/09
Yeah, right...  TylerM89 | 03/31/09
A small nit...  wolf_z | 04/01/09
Time to go to court  John L. Ries | 03/31/09
I agree  eb276 | 03/31/09
Copyrights and Patents are two separate things.  ShadeTree | 03/31/09
Mistyped myself  John L. Ries | 03/31/09
Amen, Brother!  wolf_z | 04/01/09
Don't understand ...  dkawalec | 04/01/09
Look's to me like it was Microsoft that caved  say_what | 03/31/09
You missed a key point...  TylerM89 | 03/31/09
It is a patent claim not copyright  Richard Flude | 03/31/09
Wishful thinking  markbn | 03/31/09
Well, there is also...  zkiwi | 03/31/09
Of course MS one...  Sleeper Service | 03/31/09
The Idiot...  randomnoise | 04/01/09
Such anger...  Sleeper Service | 04/01/09
We Agree!  SwashbucklingCowboy | 03/31/09
Simple, stop buying their products...  mikifinaz1@... | 04/01/09
RE: Show me how you beat Microsoft in patent fight  QuietAmerican | 04/01/09
RE: Show me how you beat Microsoft in patent fight  bigpicture | 04/01/09

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