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Documentation Compliance Means MS Can Resume Collecting Protocol Royalties

Posted by Soulskill on from the only-took-seven-years dept.

angry tapir writes "Microsoft may begin collecting royalties again for licensing some protocols because clear technical documentation is now available, according to the US Department of Justice. The change comes after the DOJ issued its latest joint status report regarding its 2002 antitrust settlement with Microsoft. The settlement required Microsoft to make available technical documentation that would allow other vendors to make products that are interoperable with Windows."

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  1. Re:hey now by symbolset · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The Borg Bill icon rocks, and I miss it since I turned the icons off because they were giving my Blackberry fits. I should turn them back on now that Slashdot has upgraded its interface to the point where I can no longer /. on my BB.

    Or maybe this is an appeal for /. to detect my BB browser and give me a thinner home page so I can once more get my /. on while driving in heavy traffic. Hm.

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