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MS-Sun Agreement Leaves Opening For OO.org Suits

Posted by timothy on from the on-what-basis-is-unclear dept.

newentiti writes "We all know Microsoft paid $900,000,000.00 to Sun and they also signed a LIMITED PATENT COVENANT AND STAND-STILL AGREEMENT. The agreement basically states that Microsoft will not sue Sun for any patents for the next 10 years and vice versa. What's really interesting is that according to this story the agreement had a special provision that lets Microsoft sue anybody, including Sun, over OpenOffice.org. I wonder what Microsoft had in mind?"

2 of 407 comments (clear)

  1. Dead already by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If only ./ had linked via Coral, the site could have survived. Too late now...

  2. Re: "domestic partner" by nusratt · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "your presentation wreaked of being an arrogant shitbag."

    not intended.
    just saying:
    1. don't assume;
    2. even if he IS gay,
    a. NOYB, and
    b. not worth noting.

    btw, i think you meant "reeked", not "wreaked".
    hmmm, ok, guess i gotta cop to "arrogant" this time ;)