Microsoft Is Sued For Patent Violation Over .NET 288
randomErr writes "As reported by Info World, Microsoft was issued a cease and desist order on February 7 of this year by Vertical Computer Systems. The order was for patent infringement by the current implementations of the .NET framework. Both the .NET framework and Vertical Computer Systems' SiteFlash use XML to create component-based structures that are used to build and operate web sites. Vertical Computer Systems is requesting a full jury trial. If VCS prevails, .NET technology implementations as we know them may completely change and Microsoft would probably have to pay out a hefty sum."
A few billions here, a few billions there (Score:4, Funny)
Look, up in the sky (Score:4, Funny)
OMG It's flying chairs from Redmond!
And we all change our tune... (Score:3, Funny)
Let's propagate some FUD (Score:5, Funny)
LEGAL WARNING:
If you use
Using Microsoft products is a legal minefield!!!
You should consult your legal department before purchasing any Microsoft product.
Well that sucks (Score:1, Funny)
Want to infringe on a software patent? Completely rename everything including core concepts and you can't possibly infringe. How can you violate a patent on a method to execute bytecode when your virtual machine "masticates bitcandy"?
It appears it has gotten that bad.
Congratulations (Score:1, Funny)
The USPTO, ensuring societies monumental innovations are disclosed to the public in a clear and concise manner for 2 centuries.
New patent used, can't see (Score:3, Funny)
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