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Microsoft guilty of patent infringement
A TEXAS JURY has ordered Microsoft to cough up $200 million to Canadian collaborative content firm, i4i, for infringing on its patents.
The Toronto-based company, which designs and develops XML-based collaborative content, had been embroiled in a long and bitter legal battle with the Redmond giant, which it accused of infringing on its patents for the Vole's Word 2003 and Word 2007.
I4i's president, Karen Heater, told AFP her company felt "quite vindicated" noting, "The jury heard extensive testimony, extensive evidence and they concluded -- as we expected they would -- that Microsoft indeed infringed."
Refusing to admit its guilt, Microsoft sniveled that it would appeal the verdict, adding "the i4i patent is invalid."
This is the second time in two months the Vole has been found guilty of violating smaller firms' patents. In April a US federal jury forced Mighty-Soft to dole out $388 million in compensation to the Singapore and US based firm, Uniloc, for hijacking its anti-piracy software.
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The cost of getting caught is always an order of magnitude less than the revenue generated by the illicit venture.
Until such time the courts make companies like Microsoft forfeit 100% of the ill gotten profits the lies and stealing will continue.
To Microsoft, $200,000,000 is pocket change. It's a budgeted expense eventually charged to the customer via price hikes when their profit margins drop below a preset point.
I think strong patents help to minimize patent infringement and increase patent enforcement and that is exactly what is needed to stop the big companies from taking advantage of the little guy!
http://www.generalpatent.com/patent-infringement
"Seriously there's no reason to say that Windows is spyware"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH He said showing precisely how much he doesn't know about Windows.
It contains spyware, it is spyware.
Try blocking your XP computer from connecting to any Microsoft server and then try to go online with it.
What's that? It doesn't work? Just because it won't let you connect to the net without calling home first doesn't mean it's spying on you? So, what traffic does it send home?
It's encrypted and they ain't telling you.
And you trust them?
After all the patent fraud, bullying, lying, wheedling and whining and made up bullshit adverts for yet another incarnation of their cheap shitty toy called Windows?
And you believe them and trust them?
You are beyond insane.
Quote: "Law enforcement computers were struck by a Mystery computer virus Thursday, forcing the FBI and the U.S. Marshals to shut down part of their networks as a precaution."
Guaranteed they were running their baby, Windoze. LOL
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D98AU3CG0&show_article=1
It was a well known fact when I was in the service, the secure rigs ran Unix.
No, I am not parinoid but I do know Windows sucks for security and Viruses. Where is my friend Anon? LOL
Do I think Windows has more holes than a 50 pound block of Swiss cheese, yes I do. Do I think MS works closely with Hollywood and the RIAA to incorporate their DRM wishes into their OS, yes I do. Are there and will there be back doors for the FEDS, yes I do. Why do you think the FEDS dropped all their charges against MS back in the late 80s or was it early 90s.
Do I use Linux and love OS X, yes I do. Am I a hippie, no I am not. I am very conservative retired Master Sergeant, thank you. Does Rush Limbaugh use Macs, yes he does and I like to listen to him every day.
If there is patent system, I prefer to see small companies suing big corporations rather than small companies kicked/destroyed/swallowed by those corporations just for using something obvious or improving existing.
In case of Microsoft, i enjoy to see them paying fines.
It something like stealing from thieves even if they innocent in some case which I doubt
will ruin the world. It's one thing linux got right, if you keep it free and open source, who do you sue?
I totally hate these small company gets millions for suing a big company crap. Maybe this case was different, but I think most of the time the larger company doesn't even realize the smaller company exists.
US Patent system is wii-tarded anyways, makes everybody in the legal system busy and well paid...
Ran RIAA & US Dollar commentos & got bit 'o Negative feedback. Now another NEGATIVE Is On Way, About ENGLAND & Its Ability To Repay debt:
LONDON (AP) -- Britain faces the unsettling possibility of seeing its debt rating downgraded, after credit ratings firm Standard & Poor's said Thursday it has revised the country's outlook to negative from stable.
NoOne wants to State that Ships got hole In It. Its' NOT theITANIC. Yet, In Economic thunks, England will Be Paying As Much As Yearly British Incomes growth potential by 2013. Let Boilers Blast, Blighty, Blow 'er, Those Crystals Won't Hold. S:Scotttie.
On Microsoft, Use of Linear Code, it has numbers often, like basic, yet linear means operation set up one at time in linear order. Not 3 times x then y then one more x then z nestled subroutines of Unix. If Microsoft Was Unix, Telco Would BLOW, Not Being Able to handle Childs Play.
Microsoft can do Nestled SubRoutines, You See result in Long, Huge Spaced & indented Code, NOT tight Code of IBM. It can do it if its mess as BIG as x86. x86 ain't Tight. AS Linux can prove.
Don't MESS With Penguinee', Last Words As Life Rafts Floated Away; Into Mist.. n.b for all geer, Not Much Seems to really happen(especially in currency values), InSpite of NEWS of Disastorus Porportion, Its Gamie world.
If you file for a patent, then you better show it works.
That's the way it should work, not the stupid system the USA has now.
It should be forbidden to patent a thought without working samples.
Microsoft (and many others) simply abuse patents for their own gain, not to protect their invention.
In my opinion an invention is something you can show working in early design stages, not as idea only.
What do the Patent lawyers at Microsoft do for a living, Mat?
Companies like Microsoft pump out patents by the thousands. It's improbable to write code and come up with ideas, then spend possibly YEARS to see if that code actually exists. In that time, someone else could have already patented the idea themselves.
When working with mass patents, and you're making billions of dollars.. you act now and take the risk depending on the payoff. There's no way that Microsoft would know if a ma and pa software company working out of their basement has the same technology. It IS a lot easier for that same small company to throw as many ideas and patents out as possible, then scour a company like microsoft in hopes that they used the same technology at some point.
Either way, it's business and the Larger corporations will pay the price. They're ready for problems like this, and Microsoft is far from the only one that does it.
You're just an overly-paranoid hippie douche... Seriously there's no reason to say that Windows is spyware just because you looked up too much animal porn and got butthurt by stolen credit card numbers.
Everyone is infringing on everyone else's patent. We need patent reform, not useless articles such as this one, which is obviously just jumping on the Microsoft bashing band wagon. Does nothing more then reflect her own uselessness.
LOL, If they can't buy them out then just steal their stuff and claim ignorance. If caught then say their patent is invalid. Typical monopoly at work. About the only thing they do on their own is build DRM and spyware into their OS with help from guys in black suits, aka FEDS.