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Microsoft Says Free Software Violates 235 Patents

Posted by Zonk on from the rut-roh-raggy dept.

prostoalex writes "Microsoft told Fortune magazine that various free software products violate at least 235 patents, and it's time to expect users of this software to pay up patent licensing royalties: 'Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith and licensing chief Horacio Gutierrez sat down with Fortune recently to map out their strategy for getting FOSS users to pay royalties. Revealing the precise figure for the first time, they state that FOSS infringes on no fewer than 235 Microsoft patents.'"

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  1. Re: reasoning me-self. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    On what grounds do you assume that the post you replied to was written by a native English speaker? On his imperfect command of the English language?