On 11/10/2018 12:26, Hamish MB wrote:
Interesting, and probably a good thing too.
However, it is worth noting that they are still using sister companies
to file patents against Linux and open-source projects the last time I
looked - to keep their record clean - but they might have stopped :)
On 11/10/18 12:07, Terry Coles wrote:
I have to say that I'm totally gob-smacked at this news:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/10/microsoft_open_invention_network/
I remember all of the controversy about 10-15 years ago when Microsoft
(amongst others) were busy patenting everything remotely related to software
(the double click and the NOT operator for example). US companies were busy
suing each other for $Billions, just so they could stop the competition using
ideas that were generally 'bleeding obvious'.
So now Microsoft has come across to the light side and given most of its
'inventions' to the Open Invention Network !!!!
When I read the headline I actually said 'Wow' - out loud. :-)
According to Wikipedia Paul Allen held 43 patents. That's more than I read
earlier.
and not many for a company that Forbes says has 60K patents.
Peter
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