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I did note that MS is not listed as one of the defendants.Odd as I'm sure a cursory look would find an infringement of some sort.
by pierrefar 16y ago
I did note that MS is not listed as one of the defendants.Odd as I'm sure a cursory look would find an infringement of some sort.
- sp332 16y agoAllen has already got his money from Microsoft :-)
- pierrefar 16y agoMS is sitting on a few tens of billions of dollars in cash. How cynical do you need to be to think this pile is off limits for patent trolls?
- sp332 16y agoThis isn't a random patent troll, this is Paul Allen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen , co-founder of Microsoft. If you're still feeling cynical, you can think of it this way: MS has enough dirt on Allen from his years there to bring him down if he threatens them :-)
- pierrefar 16y agoI know who's involved. Your point about dirt is very valid - I didn't think of it because a patent troll crosses a line after which he doesn't value friends.
- cookiecaper 16y agoNot to mention Allen still probably owns a large amount of Microsoft stock, which would probably not respond well to major patent litigation, especially if MS lost and had to not only pay out damages but re-implement in a non-infringing way.
- Athtar 16y agoEven if MS did infringe on something, why would you sue the company you founded?
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