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Microsoft sues TomTom over Linux and other patent claims - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source
techflash.com - 2/25/2009
Microsoft sues TomTom over Linux and other patent claims - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source
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Microsoft filed suit against TomTom today, alleging that the in-car navigation company's devices violate eight of its patents -- including three that relate to TomTom's implementation of the Linux kernel. It's believed to be the first time Microsoft has filed a patent suit over Linux, after ...
Microsoft Research releasing its own search site to test concepts - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source
techflash.com - 2/25/2009
Microsoft Research releasing its own search site to test concepts - TechFlash: Seattle's ...
— techflash.com — REDMOND -- Microsoft researchers plan to release their own search site to test their latest technologies separate... from the company's Live Search engine. The site, code-named Viveri , was one of the more interesting finds on the floor here today at the ... (more) Microsoft Research releasing its own search site to test ...
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gadgets.boingboing.net - 2/26/2009
It's on: Microsoft sues TomTom over Linux-powered GPS
— gadgets.boingboing.net — For years, Microsoft's claimed that Linux violates patents it owns. Today it sued TomTom, maker of Linux-powered... GPS devices, and three of its eight claims refer to file system patents which are among those MS claims Linux violates. Here's the ... (more) It's on: Microsoft sues TomTom over Linux-powered GPS

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Engadget:  Microsoft files patent lawsuit against TomTom over Linux-based GPS systems

Boing Boing Gadgets:  It's on: Microsoft sues TomTom over Linux-powered GPS

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Microsoft files patent lawsuit against TomTom over Linux-based GPS systems
Engadget — ... itself. It seems like the Linux issue is less important to Redmond than the GPS patents -- deputy general counsel Horacio Gutierrez says there aren't any broader plans to go after Linux vendors and that it "respects and appreciates" open source -- but if Microsoft scores a victory here, it'll have an incredible advantage should it decide to take on any other Linux-based products. We'll be following this one very closely, we'll let you know. [Via Business Insider] Read - Techflash Read - Microsoft complaint [PDF] Filed under: Desktops, ...

It's on: Microsoft sues TomTom over Linux-powered GPS
Boing Boing Gadgets — For years, Microsoft's claimed that Linux violates patents it owns. Today it sued TomTom, maker of Linux-powered GPS devices, and three of its eight claims refer to file system patents which are among those MS claims Linux violates. Here's the Federal complaint and here's the complaint filed with the International Trade Comission. [via Techfish]

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Microsoft tells TomTom where to go — CrunchGear
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Microsoft sues TomTom for Patent Infringement Action — D' Technology Weblog
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Microsoft sues TomTom over Patents — I4U News
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