Microsoft wants royalties from FOSS

[Gary Layng]

I predict that they will have about the same level of success in getting FOSS 
users to pay royalties as SCOX did.

In light of the recent SCOTUS decision on obviousness, I think they're in for 
a sharp drop in their number of available patents to threaten users with.

On Sunday 13 May 2007 21:18, phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org wrote:
> From Slashdot today:
>
> "Microsoft told Fortune magazine that various free software products
> violate at least 235 patents, and it's time to expect users of this
> software to pay up patent licensing royalties: 'Microsoft General Counsel
> Brad Smith and licensing chief Horacio Gutierrez sat down with Fortune
> recently to map out their strategy for getting FOSS users to pay
> royalties. Revealing the precise figure for the first time, they state
> that FOSS infringes on no fewer than 235 Microsoft patents.'"
>
> Just in time to take over from the imminent collapse of SCO...

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