Microsoft Details FOSS Patent Breaches 576
CptRevelation writes "Microsoft has released more detailed information on the patents supposedly in breach by the open-source community. Despite their accusations of infringement, they state they would rather do licensing deals instead of any legal action. 'Open-source programs step on 235 Microsoft patents, the company said. Free Linux software violates 42 patents. Graphical user interfaces, the way menus and windows look on the screen, breach 65. E-mail programs step on 15, and other programs touch 68 other patents, the company said. The patent figures were first reported by Fortune magazine. Microsoft also said Open Office, an open-source program supported in part by Sun Microsystems Inc., infringes on 45 patents. Sun declined to comment on the allegation.'"
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Cheers,
Ian
I, for one, trust Microsoft on this (Score:4, Funny)
Microsoft's customers too...they get used to having their breaches around their ankles on a daily basis
Re:E-MAIL????? (Score:2, Funny)
Or one teaching proper English perhaps!
My patents (Score:4, Funny)
Now, where have I heard this before?
Re:E-MAIL????? (Score:5, Funny)
I dunno, executing JavaScript in emails was a pretty novel idea. Mostly because nobody else was stupid enough to think of it.
Microsoft will win everytime (Score:5, Funny)
Abstract
A click is made when someone's finger presses down on a mouse
Inventors: Microsoft
Assignee: Microsoft
Filed: March 14, 1929
See!
Of course! (Score:5, Funny)
Me too! I prefer people to just give me money rather than have to go through all the hassle of producing something of value.
Hey, Microsoft! I've got a bunch of patents that you're infringing and I would prefer that you go ahead and license them from me rather than starting an ugly legal battle. I'll even give you a deal (just this once, because you like a nice kid): $100 Million for the lot. This offer won't be repeated, so take advantage while you still can!
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Giving counts is pretty useless. Calling it more detailed it like saying you'll release the personal information of the vicitms and just giving a list of nationalities; you really don't know more than you did before, but the feed got you to stay tuned.
Re:Zoom in... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oh microsoft (Score:3, Funny)
Did they patent the location of every button and menu option?
Re:E-MAIL????? (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe they patented automatic execution of trojan programs, when email is displayed in a preview pane.
I'm pretty sure they came up with that first.
Let them get a percentage (Score:2, Funny)
to quote Vizzini (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oh microsoft (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Oh microsoft (Score:5, Funny)
No, no, no: (Score:3, Funny)
The InterNet is a little red fox curled around a blue sphere.
There, fixed that for you...
Re:Of course! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Oh microsoft (Score:5, Funny)
All those poor people, for thousands of years, just sat there looking at a set of items and couldn't select any of them. I can see the cave men, looking at a pile of bones and trying to select one of them, but of course, Microsoft wasn't around so there was nobody to help them...how sad.
Re:You're Giving Them What They Want (Score:4, Funny)
Step 1: Troll slashdot.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!!!
Re:Apple is no friend of Linux (Score:3, Funny)
http://tv.truenuff.com/mac/gaming.php [truenuff.com]
It is clear both Mac and PC despise Linux in this insightful video.
(Warning, some coarse language.)