Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:23:36 -0800 (PST) | From | "David D.W. Downey" <> | Subject | RE: Linux stifles innovation... |
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Would someone tell me where you get all this lovely information on patents held by M$? I can't find anything.
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, James Sutherland wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Rik van Riel wrote: > > > On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Alan Olsen wrote: > > > > > I expect the next thing that will happen is that they will get > > > patents on key portions of their protocols and then start > > > enforcing them. > > > > If Microsoft would start pissing off IBM and other major > > companies which have big business interests in Linux by > > invoking their patents, I can just imagine IBM coming down > > on Microsoft with their own patents ... > > > > "Hey you! Stop flipping those bits! Hold it right there! > > ... Don't you flip any more bits, read this patent first..." > > > > (and I'm sure they must have patents on _setting_ bits as > > well ;)) > > Apparently they DO have a patent on the tab key - you thought Amazon's > "one click shopping" patent was bad?! > > > James. > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
-- David D.W. Downey - RHCE Consulting Engineer Ensim Corporation - Sunnyvale, CA
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