Another Battle for Microsoft
Claming that open source software programs (including Linux) violate hundreds of its patents, Microsoft will be seen as the bully once again as it seeks monetary adjustments.
Microsoft Wants to ‘Kill’ Open Source
The Redmond giant said open-source software violates hundreds of its patents; bloggers ask which ones, and how it plans to collect
by Aaron Ricadela
Now that the computer industry has its first accounting of how many patents Microsoft says are violated by open-source software, the question for many tech vendors is how aggressively the software giant will begin enforcement. And judging from the reaction in the blogosphere, the new disclosures inspire fear.
Microsoft has already begun collecting payments and gaining access to the patent portfolios of companies that use the open-source Linux operating system in their products. The list includes Novell (NOVL), Fuji Xerox, and Samsung Electronics.
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