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NetApp Hits Sun With Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-take-the-law-into-your-own-hands dept.

jcatcw writes "Computerworld reports, "Network Appliance Inc. today announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sun Microsystems Inc. seeking unspecified compensatory damages and an injunction that would prohibit Sun from developing or distributing products based on its ZFS file system technology. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Lufkin, Texas, charges that the Sun ZFS technology infringes on seven NetApp patents pertaining to data processing systems and related software.""

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  1. I'm kind of glad that Linux uses XFS, JFS and more by rootus-rootus · · Score: 0, Troll

    This kind of thing should have been anticipated. Software patents are Evil. At least Linux won't be impacted.

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  2. Re:A better article... by h8sg8s · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yep. And Sun looks to be cleaning NetApp's clock with their new filers so it's looking a lot like they're just trying to slow Sun down. It's a shame, Netapp used to be such a *nice* company to deal with - I guess when your profits tank you tend to go for the throat.

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