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This is unusual behavior for MS. I wonder if this is the opening move in a buyout/takeover gambit.
by geoffc 16y ago
This is unusual behavior for MS. I wonder if this is the opening move in a buyout/takeover gambit.
- CoryMathews 16y agoexpanding on "unusual" its only the 4th time they have done this.
- geoffc 16y agoI don't have the specifics but I believe the other times were narrower claims against specific technologies. This is a broad brush stroke against an entire industry segment.
- danieldon 16y agoThe lawsuit might be unusual, but it's not unusual for Microsoft to try to get companies to pay licensing for trivial patents in its portfolio. They've been engaged in aggressively pursuing licensing deals around their patents for a number of years: http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft--license-to-deal/2100-1012_3-5440881.html?tag=mncol;txt http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft--license-to-deal/2100-1012_3-... Most of the time companies just pay up, as in the recent Amazon licensing deal. Salesforce apparently decided not to. Both this situation and the one with Amazon also suggest that they are now specifically targeting online/SaaS companies.