Linux backers rally against Microsoft patents
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- Open source group buys up Microsoft patents
- WSJ reports OIN to acquire former SGI patents (via Microsoft)
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M$ Rivals to Purchase 22 Patents
A group of Linux proponents will purchase patents formerly held by Microsoft in an effort to defend distributors of the open-source OS against the ongoing threat of patent litigation from the software giant.
Microsoft Rivals to Purchase 22 Patents to Defend Linux
Microsoft's track record of both supporting and competing with Linux and open source begs the question: Why would Microsoft so willingly part with 22 patents that could be used to defend Linux against claims of violation of Microsoft's own patents intellectual property rights?
"Mr. Kaefer said the patents, acquired from Silicon Graphics, were sold because they weren't strategic to the company. 'They weren't important to our business going forward,' he said."
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