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Has Microsoft fired its first shot in the patent war against Linux?
blogs.zdnet.com - 2/27/2009
Has Microsoft fired its first shot in the patent war against Linux?
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While Microsoft will vehemently deny it, a lawsuit filed earlier this week by Microsoft against in-car GPS maker TomTom represents the first shot fired in the Microsoft vs. free software war.
linux-foundation.org - 2/26/2009
Note on Microsoft TomTom Suit: Calm Down, Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst
— linux-foundation.org — Calm Down Right now the Microsoft claim against Tom Tom is a private dispute between those two... entities concerning GPS mapping software. We do not feel assumptions should be made about the scope or facts of this case and its inclusion, if any, of ... (more) Note on Microsoft TomTom Suit: Calm Down, Hope for the ...

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Microsoft suit over FAT patents could open OSS Pandora's Box
arstechnica.com - 2/26/2009
Microsoft suit over FAT patents could open OSS Pandora's Box
— arstechnica.com — Microsoft has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against navigation device maker TomTom. The suit alleges that several... of TomTom's products, including some that are Linux-based, infringe on a handful of Microsoft's patents. Several of ... (more) Microsoft suit over FAT patents could open OSS Pandora's Box

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Ballmer: Linux Bigger Competitor than Apple
osnews.com - 2/26/2009
Ballmer: Linux Bigger Competitor than Apple
— osnews.com — Icon Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer had some interesting things to say yesterday about which companies Microsoft sees... as its competitors in the client operating system space. You'd think Apple was their number one competitor - and you'd be wrong. ... (more) Ballmer: Linux Bigger Competitor than Apple

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The warning sound of TomTom
ZDNet News - News Page One — ... Bill Gates could say that software patents had the potential to put the industry at "a complete standstill" and with good reason. If the sort of protection Microsoft now claims for itself had been available to CP/M then, Microsoft would never have created its monopoly, nor amassed a fraction of its power. See also: Now it has, the rules have changed. Microsoft is perfectly happy, while proclaiming openness and interoperability, to find a company in dire financial straits and then threaten it with expensive legal action over what any self-respecting programmer would identify ...

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