[rescue] fwd: Microsoft demands royalties for open-source software

[Phil Stracchino]

Sandwich Maker wrote:
> anyone think these cases have serious merit, or is the deep-pockets
> just trying to bury the opposition with legal costs?

It's more Microsoft FUD.  You'll notice they won't list what the
allegedly infringed patents actually *are*.  Their sockpuppet gambit
with SCO failed spectacularly; this is their next move.



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