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Windows 7 Under Fire For Patent Infringement

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'm-so-torn dept.

eldavojohn writes "A patent issued in 2003 called 'Method and system for demultiplexing a first sequence of packet components to identify specific components wherein subsequent components are processed without re-identifying components' is now owned by Implicit Networks, who has recently claimed Windows 7 infringes upon it with its Filtering Platform. This is used in Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Implicit is seeking a jury trial and damages. A shocking turn of events; you actually want to cheer for Microsoft this time as Implicit is nothing more than a patent licensing company (troll) and has done battle with Sun, AMD, Intel and NVIDIA."

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  1. Legal System Flaw by Khelder · · Score: 4, Funny

    I never noticed this flaw in US legal system before: one of these litigants has to win. If only *both* could lose...

    1. Re:Legal System Flaw by JeffSpudrinski · · Score: 4, Funny

      Personally, I would consider that a win for Microsoft in this case.

      On a side note: I refuse to say anything nice and/or positive about Microsoft in respect to this case. Everytime I have done so around here results in my being modded way down.

      Wait...will saying that get me modded down?

      -JJS

    2. Re:Legal System Flaw by es330td · · Score: 3, Funny

      The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.

  2. Redjack, is that you? by jedidiah · · Score: 2, Funny

    There is nothing I hate worse than being forced to root for Microsoft because someone else is even more evil.

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    A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
  3. Re:Go Microsoft, Believe in me who believes in you by Yvanhoe · · Score: 2, Funny

    There are too many educated people on earth for all of them to be contributive to the society. Some of them just become patent lawyers.

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    The Wise adapts himself to the world. The Fool adapts the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the Fool.
  4. My Idea by nsfw · · Score: 2, Funny

    I knew the "Windows 7 was My Idea" thing would backfire on them

  5. My Idea by Fred+The+Toaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    I feel guilty now because Windows 7 was my idea...

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    The sound of 10000 slashdotters heads exploding as they try to figure out who to cheer for.

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    You can't win Darth. If you mod me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine
  7. Re:And yet there are still software patents. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The patent examers should be replaced by the Apple App Approval Committee, then no patent can easily get approved.