never happen

Story: HP memo predicts MS patent war on open sourceTotal Replies: 1
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mojavelinux

Jul 20, 2004
6:00 AM EDT
It will never happen, or at least, it will never work. SCO is proof of that.
bstadil

Jul 20, 2004
9:19 AM EDT
I think you are right maybe not due to the SCO fiasco but because IBM is the 800 pound Gorilla in the Patent World. Just look at the IBM / SCO case. IBM counter sued on 2 patent violations by SCO. IBM not only has the biggest portfolio (at one point they got more patents annually than the 2 thu 9 others combined if memory serves) but they have the best patent lawyers on the planet.

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