TomTom Settles With Microsoft

TomTom Settles With Microsoft 273

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday March 30, 2009 @04:48PM from the caves-not-just-for-bears dept.

Surrounded writes "It appears TomTom bowed to the pressure and settled with Microsoft over the recent patent infringement claims from the Redmond software giant. In the agreement, TomTom will pay Microsoft for coverage under the eight car navigation and file management systems patents in the Microsoft case. Also as part of the agreement, Microsoft receives coverage under the four patents included in the TomTom counter-suit. TomTom also has to remove functionality related to two file management system patents (the 'FAT LFN patents')."

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Good! (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 30, 2009 @04:55PM (#27393359)

It's time to put OSS freeloaders/thieves to the sword! Go Microsoft!!!

Microsoft Microsoft (Score:5, Funny)

by syousef ( 465911 ) writes: on Monday March 30, 2009 @05:00PM (#27393437) Journal

Shouldn't that be TomTom settles with MicrosoftMicrosoft???

Re:Microsoft Microsoft (Score:3, Funny)

by CannonballHead ( 842625 ) writes: on Monday March 30, 2009 @05:08PM (#27393531)

Yes. Glad it's over. Let's go get some PizzaPizza [littlecaesars.com]

Re:this is fail (Score:5, Funny)

by JCSoRocks ( 1142053 ) writes: on Monday March 30, 2009 @05:10PM (#27393547)

I don't like your use of the word "precedence". It sets a poor precedent.

Re:Microsoft Microsoft (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 30, 2009 @05:52PM (#27394205)

No, that would be MICROS~1.OFT, due to file system restrictions.

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