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TomTom Settles With Microsoft

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the caves-not-just-for-bears dept.

Surrounded writes "It appears TomTom bowed to the pressure and settled with Microsoft over the recent patent infringement claims from the Redmond software giant. In the agreement, TomTom will pay Microsoft for coverage under the eight car navigation and file management systems patents in the Microsoft case. Also as part of the agreement, Microsoft receives coverage under the four patents included in the TomTom counter-suit. TomTom also has to remove functionality related to two file management system patents (the 'FAT LFN patents')."

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  1. Sue users by sakdoctor · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Um lol?

    Anyway, there wasn't any details on the removed functionality, or any side effects. I don't want to download a minor update to my device and suddenly lose something.

  2. So, Microsoft wins? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Remember kids, if you're going to build a Linux-based device and distribute it in the USA, remove the FAT driver and include an ext2fs IFS driver on your install CD.

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  3. Re:Microsoft needs TomTom by jnnnnn · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't believe you. I can name more than that off the top of my head.

    Mapdata Sciences

    Navteq

    Digital Globe

    USGS

    They may not all have complete sets of road data, but I'm sure there are more than two.