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Is Microsoft About To Declare Patent War On Linux?
Glyn Moody writes "Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, has just published a piece called 'Apple v. HTC: A Step Along the Path of Addressing IP Rights in Smartphones.' In it, he notes that today's smartphones are all about the 'software stack,' not the 'radio stack,' and that 'as the IP situation settles in this space and licensing takes off, we will see the patent royalties applicable to the smartphone software stack settle at a level that reflects the increasing importance software has as a portion of the overall value of the device. In the interim, though, we should expect continued activity.' That 'activity' obviously means lawsuits against those producing those software stacks, and Gutierrez seems to be hinting strongly that Microsoft intends to join in. So where does that leave all the Linux-based stacks such as the increasingly-popular Android? Is this just a clever way for Microsoft to start a patent war on Linux without appearing to do so?"
... the patent war has
Then completely out of context he quotes Bill Gates words from 1976, 34 years ago
Yeah but, isn't it obvious that when Bill said that he was referring to Smart Phones? He is clearly against the current App Market setup.
Besides, why now? Why not 5 years ago? Why not last year?
The author's site needed a traffic boost now, not 5 years ago, not last year.
Just like how TLC is no longer a learning channel, but gets more viewers
What are you talking about? I've learned so much - I've learned what not to wear AND to say yes to that dress!!
TLC has taught me that God wants me to crank out children until my wife has complications and dies in childbirth, because the 18 kids I already have aren't enough.
--Obyron
That man is contradictory just to get a reaction.
No he's not.
simon
He's actually a highly advanced A.I. bot that is designed to make Linux look like it is the hobby of insane cult members.