Microsoft patent claims hint at internal issues

Posted by vainrveenr on May 15, 2007 6:29 PM EDT
Washington Post; By Elizabeth Montalbano
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A Microsoft move to seek patent royalties from open-source distributors and users may be an attempt to use legal threats to deflect attention from company problems. Microsoft Corp.'s aim to seek patent royalties from open-source distributors and users may be an attempt to use legal threats to deflect attention from larger questions surrounding its business, including lack of interest in new versions of core products and lackluster profit from new wares.

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Ok everybody (at Redmond), let's get our stories straight. kozmcrae 11 1,858 May 17, 2007 5:30 AM

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