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HP memo predicts MS patent war on open source

Posted by dave on · 2 comments
ZDNet.co.uk; By Rupert Goodwins 		Mail this story
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What appears to be a leaked internal memo from HP shows that the company expected Microsoft to launch a full legal assault on free open-source software (FOSS

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mojavelinux ·
It will never happen, or at least, it will never work. SCO is proof of that.
bstadil ·
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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