Microsoft Is Sued For Patent Violation Over .NET

Posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, 2007 @09:12PM from the is-it-weird-to-root-for-the-megacorp-on-this-one dept.

randomErr writes "As reported by Info World, Microsoft was issued a cease and desist order on February 7 of this year by Vertical Computer Systems. The order was for patent infringement by the current implementations of the .NET framework. Both the .NET framework and Vertical Computer Systems' SiteFlash use XML to create component-based structures that are used to build and operate web sites. Vertical Computer Systems is requesting a full jury trial. If VCS prevails, .NET technology implementations as we know them may completely change and Microsoft would probably have to pay out a hefty sum."

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Look, up in the sky by kroepoek · 2007-04-20 21:48 · Score: 4, Funny

It's a bird! It's a plane!

OMG It's flying chairs from Redmond!
Let's propagate some FUD by javilon · 2007-04-20 22:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Now it is the perfect time to show Microsoft that FUD works both ways:

LEGAL WARNING:

If you use .net to develop software, in the future your projects can be taken down because of patent infringement.

Using Microsoft products is a legal minefield!!!

You should consult your legal department before purchasing any Microsoft product.

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