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arstechnica.com - 1/15/2009
Microsoft, Symantec, more sued over OS permissions patent
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A small Texas firm has filed a lawsuit against more than 20 companies, including Microsoft, AVG, and Novell, for violating its patents over data permissions and application authentication. It is unclear whether the firm may actually have a leg to stand on, but it certainly didn't show restraint ...
appleinsider.com - 1/19/2009
Apple among PC makers sued over OS permissions tech
— appleinsider.com — Apple is among a dozen systems builders being sued this month for infringing on a pair of... patents that cover system-wide software permissions for defining the range of operations that computer applications may or may not perform. (more) Apple among PC makers sued over OS permissions tech

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Two Open Source Firms On List of Companies That May Not Survive 2009
ostatic.com - 1/12/2009
Two Open Source Firms On List of Companies That May Not Survive 2009
— ostatic.com — From the Bleak Predictions Department, ChannelInsider has a slideshow up of 12 tech companies that may not... survive 2009 . The list of companies comes from solution providers that ChannelInsider surveyed, and includes some surprisingly big and ... (more) Two Open Source Firms On List of Companies That May Not ...

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Open Source:  IBM, Microsoft and the great role reversal

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IBM, Microsoft and the great role reversal
Open Source — ... and software. Perhaps some might not hold up in re Bilski. Fact is IBM is doing the right thing, and for the right reason. Would Nuance be drawing $175 million in capital if IBM were still closed about its patented technologies? Meanwhile Microsoft continues rolling down the proprietary road. It’s patenting stupid things, engaging in what one critic calls patent insanity. Partly as a result, I think, Microsoft is the first outfit patent trolls think of when they file suit. Just by way of information IBM was ...

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