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I have listed the patents in my blog post on this: http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/03/microsoft-sues-barnes-noble-foxconn-and.html http://fosspatents.blogs
by FlorianMueller 16y ago
I have listed the patents in my blog post on this:
http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/03/microsoft-sues-barnes-noble-foxconn-and.html http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/03/microsoft-sues-barne...
1 of them was previously also asserted against Motorola. 4 of them weren't.
Since Microsoft already has 23 patents in suit against Motorola, Barnes & Noble will know that the 5 patents asserted today are but a small selection of Microsoft patents allegedly infringed by Android.
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- bodski 16y agoIf Barnes & Noble refused to pay (which is what Microsoft says), it's actually a matter of fairness that Microsoft enforces its patents because otherwise those who respect Microsoft's rights would be at a competitive disadvantage versus non-paying infringers. Jeez Florian, you have come a long way since your campaign against software patents. A few days ago you blow up the Bionic GPL issue as if it was an unprecedented tactic used by Google (and were soundly rebutted on LWN by the way ;) and now this. Have you received funding from Microsoft at any point, perchance?
- ZeroGravitas 16y agoDoes it actually make sense to talk about "respecting" "rights" granted to you by a patent before it has been proved in a court of law? There's clearly some disagreement about what "rights" they have or there wouldn't be lawsuits happening to establish exactly what they are.