Microsoft may hasten patent reform in the U.S.
May 13, 2007
Microsoft is a patent machine. They basically own a patent on ’software’ in general. Want to write code that does anything? According to Microsoft you are in violation of at least 235 of their patents. The latest news comes from Roger Parloff in a CNN article titled, "Microsoft takes on the free world."
Microsoft claims that free software like Linux, which runs a big chunk of corporate America, violates 235 of its patents. It wants royalties from distributors and users. Users like you, maybe.
