Microsoft to Pay $1.52 Billion in Patent Suit Damages 170
An anonymous reader writes "A U.S. federal jury found that Microsoft Corp. infringed audio patents held by Alcatel-Lucent and should pay $1.52 billion in damages, Microsoft said Thursday. The news comes after reports that U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed doubts about whether Microsoft Corp. should be liable for infringing AT&T Inc. patents in Windows software sold overseas."
Which way will /. go? (Score:5, Funny)
Black Books (Score:3, Funny)
Indemnification (Score:5, Funny)
Bill Gates' response (Score:5, Funny)
"Honey? I'll be right back. Steve needs $1.5B so I'm going to go to the ATM across the street. He's waiting outs--I think that's him honking. Can you order the chocolate cake for me for dessert?"
Re:Just another nail in the coffin (Score:5, Funny)
I'm scared (Score:5, Funny)
Patents are evil. Microsoft is evil.
Therefore, Microsoft being slightly hurt because of a patent infrigement ruling == neutral and we can all go home and have a nice cup of tea.
PS I'm scared because my last post was modded "flamebait", possibly because I accidentally called Canada the "People's Republic of Canuckistan". That hurt.
Tomorrow's headline (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Just another nail in the coffin (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bill Gates' response (Score:5, Funny)
Assuming that ATM distributed $20 bills Bill just carried 82 tons of cash from the ATM to Steve's car. I guess he's spent some his of change under his sofa on cybernetic enhancements.
save that goddam chair (Score:5, Funny)
Yoda would say ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Which way will /. go? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Yoda would say ... (Score:4, Funny)
There. Is that better?
Re:Just another nail in the coffin (Score:3, Funny)
(or is that the other way around)
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
Stupid-ass moderation on many of these comments (Score:1, Funny)
No problem (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Yoda would say ... (Score:2, Funny)
Maybe more like..
Patent wars.. You seek patent wars!... Begun, they have.. hmmm... Take you to them I will.. yesss... Good entertainment... come!
Re:Which way will /. go? (Score:3, Funny)