[rescue] fwd: Linux Foundation Prepares For Microsoft's Legal Action

David Muran-de Assereto dmuran at tuad.org
Thu May 17 20:50:40 CDT 2007


On May 17, 2007, at 7:39 PM, Erie Patsellis wrote:

> Hmmm,
> Is it me or could xerox make the same claim against M$ for the  
> windows UI?
>>  Linux graphical user
>> interfaces violated another 65, Microsoft's general counsel Brad  
>> Smith
>> and chief of licensing Horacio Gutierrez stated in the Fortune story.
>>
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> erie
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Not any more. Xerox tried to sue  Apple, in 1994 but the case was  
thrown out because the statute of limitations had expired.
Thus, the famous quote
"Xerox can't even sue anyone right" - Guy Kawasaki, I think.

It's way too late for them to try to sue MS.

Dave

David Muran-de Assereto
dmuran at tuad.org

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