Microsoft Rivals Bristle at High Price for Protocol Licenses

Microsoft is obliged to open up its protocols as a result of an anti-trust settlement, but with fees for protocol licensing starting at $50,000 for any hardware or software that wants to connect with the Microsoft file system, competitors complain that Microsoft is treating its obligation to open up as a lucrative revenue stream rather than the punishment that it was intended to be. They note that “the general practice in the industry is to license protocols for free.”

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