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Linux Violates 283 Patents, says Insurance Company
Apro+im writes "According to this article over at ZDNet:
'Linux potentially infringes 283 patents, including 27 held by Microsoft but none that have been validated by court judgments, according to a group that sells insurance to protect those using or selling Linux against intellectual-property litigation.'
Dan Ravicher, founder and executive director of the Public Patent Foundation, conducted the analysis for Open Source Risk Management. OSRM is like an insurance company, selling legal protection against Linux copyright-infringement claims. It plans to expand the program to patent protections."
Why does everyone always say this stuff. "Microsoft ripped off Apple!"
That's such a load of crap. Apple and Microsoft both ripped of Xerox PARC and a whole bunch of other people... NEITHER company invented a "point and click"-oriented Desktop concept. The mouse was invented in the 60's FFS...
There are plenty of reasons to dislike Microsoft (and Apple for that matter), but supposedly stealing from Apple is not one of them.
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---- It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again. It does this whenever it's told.
Are you not just being among extortonists. Create a company that sells insurances against breathing air which is allegedly illegal, How much money do you expect to gain from this and how much is your lost reputation worth?