I think it is worth mentioning that the date of the agreement is 1st April. LIMITED PATENT COVENANT AND STAND-STILL AGREEMENT
This Limited Patent Covenant and Stand-Still Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of this 1st day of April, 2004 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Sun Microsystems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Sun"), and Microsoft Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington ("Microsoft"). Each of Sun and Microsoft and their respective Affiliates (defined below) as of the Effective Date are referred to individually as a "Party," and collectively as the "Parties."
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I think it is worth mentioning that the date of the agreement is 1st April.
LIMITED PATENT COVENANT AND STAND-STILL AGREEMENT
This Limited Patent Covenant and Stand-Still Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of this 1st day of April, 2004 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Sun Microsystems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Sun"), and Microsoft Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington ("Microsoft"). Each of Sun and Microsoft and their respective Affiliates (defined below) as of the Effective Date are referred to individually as a "Party," and collectively as the "Parties."
isn't that what MS labelled linux?
See Bill's open letter to hobbyists
Can MS afford to do professional work for nothing?
How can MS put X-man years into programming, finding all bugs, documenting the product and distribute for free?