Linux News of worth

[Paul Taylor]

Grasshopper, Microsoft is actually correct in this case. They're not
always wrong or evil. ;)

Eolas patent will probably be declared invalid by the PTO based on the
prior art identified by the W3C:

http://www.w3c.org/2003/10/28-906-briefing

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
[mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net] On Behalf Of Brian Densmore
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 11:00 AM
To: Kclug
Subject: RE: Linux News of worth

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hal Duston
> 
> > 
> >    'Microsoft spokesman Lou Gellers said, "We don't think we
> >     violated anything even if it were valid."'
> > 
> > Ok so they can take and use anyone's patents, but nobody better take

> > and use theirs? Hmmm... interesting logic.
> 
> Far be it from me to be a Microsoft apologist, but that's not what I 
> think he's saying there.  That statement contains two separate 
> arguments.  First they don't believe that the patent is a valid 
> patent. Second they don't believe that they are using any methods that

> are covered by the patent.
Yes, I'm aware of his take, but they've already been found to be using
methods that are covered by the patents. It's a fairly obvious 
patent and easily proven that Explorer, as well as many other browsers,
are in violation of the patent. I was only making the point that they
never think anything they do is wrong, but when anyone else does exactly
the type of behavior, oh my, they are communist scum or worse! His
argument is equivalent to walking out of a bank with $1000 at gun point
and saying they don't believe they stole any money. ;)