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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. Microsoft is SHIT. by rice_burners_suck · · Score: 0, Troll

    YES! YES! Microsoft is fucking stupid! And their customers/developers got SCREWED!!! Yay! Yay! Yay! This is a day of great rejoicing. I hope all of the aforementioned developers go BANKRUPT because of this stupid thing. That will make a LOT of people angry at Microsoft! Hopefully this means that less people will be using their products in the future. Microsoft is GARBAGE. Oh yeah, and Microsoft themselves should be FINED an OUTRAGEOUS sum of money, effectively taking away all but, oh, 1% of what they have, just for lying to people. Fuck Microsoft. They suck ASS.