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Re: [LUG] Microsoft at it again

 

T Brownen wrote:
>
> Microsoft is suing TomTom for Linux infringments.
> 
> http://www.out-law.com/page-9832

Hmm, I wonder how many of these TomTom had already infringed before
Microsoft filed the patents ;)

Anyway it'll keep the lawyers and wannabes happy.

Groklaw already have comments on long names for file systems with short
names giving an example from 1985 (and a couple of DOS related examples
predating the patent), one can only assume Microsoft want a jury trial
to increase the expense, and increase the chance of the jury coming up
with the wrong answer.

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