Microsoft Hit by USD 388m Patent Verdict
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Apr 2009 16:14 UTC
Legal Microsoft on Wednesday was hit with a USD 388m verdict in a long-running patent-infringement case. In the suit, Uniloc alleged that Microsoft used its patented technology as part of the software giant's product-activation methods. A federal jury in Rhode Island found that Windows XP, Office XP and Windows Server 2003 infringed on a Uniloc patent.
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Comment by Laurence
by Laurence on Thu 9th Apr 2009 17:03 UTC
Laurence
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2007-03-26

Well, if you're going to run around suing people then you can't expect others not to sue you too.

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RE: Comment by Laurence
by obsidian on Thu 9th Apr 2009 22:34 UTC in reply to "Comment by Laurence"
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2007-05-12

Well, if you're going to run around suing people then you can't expect others not to sue you too.

True... ;)

$388M is pocket-money for Microsoft. They could have five or six cases like this every year and still be making money hand-over-fist.

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whatev
by linux4life on Fri 10th Apr 2009 01:48 UTC
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2009-04-02

This does nothing more than give MS another reason to sue some other developers in court to make up for more lost money...

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wow
by thebackwash on Fri 10th Apr 2009 18:31 UTC
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2005-07-06

Holy damn. Still, even if you have lotsa monies, 388 million is no small amount.

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WPA?
by bornagainenguin on Sat 11th Apr 2009 00:35 UTC
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2005-08-07

I wonder what this means for activation in the near future? Actually I was a bit surprised no one else was asking the question already...

--bornagainpenguin

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