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It's a patent - get over it
In this climate of frivolous lawsuits it would be idiotically reprehensible if they did not file patent claims. How would you like it if you invented something, allowed everyone else to use it, provided support for it, and then five years down the road someone else decides to patent it and suit you for infringing on "their" patent. The court system would have to review this case, and in the meantime (YEARS!) the patent holder would collect $$ for your invention or get restraining orders on your technology. Gotta love the legal system. These things do happen all the time, and they have recently happened to MS with that nonsense lawsuit filed by that University. They claimed they "invented" embedded code in browsers and webpages. Funny how they only sued MS though....
Posted by: rock06r   Posted on: 01/27/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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New patents are just a part of existing E3 policy.  jdoe512 | 01/26/04
So what about the hundreds of other XML patents  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
Pattern of behavior  jasonp@... | 01/26/04
Why its no big deal  OhMyGosh | 01/26/04
It's a patent - get over it  rock06r | 01/27/04
(NT) No more a big deal than bolting apps like IE or Mplayer to the OS :o)  Jack-Booted EULA | 01/26/04
Grandma, what big teeth you have...  Xunil_Sierutuf | 01/26/04
We'll soon find out their intentions  John L. Ries | 01/26/04
Intentions are obvious to those that see.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
Re: Intentions are obvious to those that see  issthatso | 01/26/04
It's not just Office.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
Yes, but NO ONE will be using Blowhorn...  SloooeShflu | 01/26/04
It's not just that anybody cares, either.  NoB$ | 01/26/04
Long in the tooth horn  tic swayback | 01/26/04
Wonder if they will do that with what they copied from Mozilla?  B.O.F.H. | 01/26/04
Sorry folks, you're. Come back in two years and see.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
Couldn't that statement work for Linux??  SloooeShflu | 01/26/04
You wish  Ployd_Farker | 01/26/04
Most??? You mean 1% don't you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
What??!!  Ployd_Farker | 01/26/04
Love the butterfly  CaptainObvious | 01/26/04
Improvement cycles  voska | 01/26/04
100 times or 13 years?  rock06r | 01/27/04
Definition of most of the planet  rock06r | 01/27/04
speaking of your mother  Ployd_Farker | 01/27/04
...that effectively kicks open source to the curb...?  NoB$ | 01/26/04
That doesn't make any sense at all  voska | 01/26/04
They already did  Sam_Lowry | 01/26/04
Better than I expected  John L. Ries | 01/26/04
Yea right, we can trust Microsoft!!!!  DonnieBoy | 01/26/04
Why do you care, you don't use MS products.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
You NEVER seem to mind bashing linux...  SloooeShflu | 01/26/04
NO, I bash NOTHING.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
Ok, but try arguing why you think we can trust Microsoft.  DonnieBoy | 01/26/04
why indeed...  ryusen | 01/26/04
why indeed...  NoB$ | 01/26/04
But if you don't use MS Office, why worry?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
For the short term, Linux users need to read MS docs.  DonnieBoy | 01/26/04
Why do you care  NoB$ | 01/26/04
Aw, down to name calling again.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
what do you care?  JWatson77 | 01/26/04
Not whining, laughing.  DonnieBoy | 01/26/04
Maybe it's because...  John L. Ries | 01/27/04
Saddam Hussein: WMDs are no big deal (NT)  jnonneman | 01/26/04
Interesting analogy  Sam_Lowry | 01/26/04
And they didn't find those either...  TheWerewolf | 01/26/04
Microsoft's intentions  Michael Kelly | 01/26/04
Read the patent  Sam_Lowry | 01/26/04
Where can I read the patent application?  el1jones | 01/26/04
GPL the schema  Nigel Johnstone | 01/26/04
Why would they help open source?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
Technically, a for-profit software company has no obligation, but...  Taz_z | 01/26/04
Aw, you mean hand outs and welfare.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
Exactly...IBM's spent a lot of time collecting food stamps lately, eh?...  SloooeShflu | 01/26/04
Hardware  rapson | 01/26/04
It's not about helping OSS  Michael Kelly | 01/26/04
If they are using oos, they aren't an MS customer.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
There's a LOT more OSS than OOo  Michael Kelly | 01/26/04
OS neutral  davidpz@... | 01/27/04
For one thing...  John L. Ries | 01/26/04
Patent on writing?  solprovider | 01/26/04
They're not... it's just bad reporting  Sam_Lowry | 01/26/04
Ever feel like a broken record?  rapson | 01/26/04
Agreed  rock06r | 01/27/04
Was I wrong?  solprovider | 01/31/04
re " Microsoft: XML patent moves no big deal  JWatson77 | 01/26/04
Explain-Anyone, PLEASE  rock06r | 01/27/04
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly  ioot@... | 08/10/09
IBM, largest patent holder, no big deal  FilledOut | 01/27/04

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