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SQL Server Developers Face Huge Royalties

Posted by michael on from the relying-on-microsoft-never-a-good-idea dept.

superpat writes "The Register reports that Microsoft licensed SQL Server technology from Timeline. Trouble is, they didn't license the tech for use by MS customers... After 3 1/2 years in the courts, the final judgement rules that MS SQL Server customers must pay Timeline patent royalties. The argument that Microsoft said it was OK is no defence, apparently." News.com.com.com has another story.

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  1. Whoo. by bigfleet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Time for Microsoft to step up to the plate. Why would you think that you had to read a EULA if they can get away with this kind of $hit?

  2. Re:WRONG by Reziac · · Score: 5, Funny

    Coding team of the future:

    13 lawyers (8 of 'em specialists in patent and copyright law)
    27 managers
    63 marketing analysts
    9 outsourcing contracts, paid in advance
    1 programmer (optional)

    (No, I *didn't* forget the testing and QA guys :)

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    ~REZ~ #43301. Who'd fake being me anyway?