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On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:46:53 +0100 Rob Beard wrote: > On 29/04/10 10:42, Neil Stone wrote: > > > On 04/29/10 10:23, Rob Beard wrote: > >> Hi folks, > >> > >> Just seen this on The Register... > >> > >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/29/microsoft_htc_linux_patents/ > >> > >> I wonder what Google think about this? > >> > >> Rob > >> > > > > How the hell can they threaten legal action without being specific > > about what laws/patents have been broken ? > > > > That's what I was wondering, but they managed the same with TomTom. > > Rob My guess is they didn't sign the agreement because they believed Microsoft were right but because they believed it would cost them less financially (in both the short and long term) than letting Microsoft try taking it to court. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html