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Showing 1-13 of 13 results foundCyberpeace--of sorts--in our time
November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise.Is open source getting to Microsoft?
September 15, 2006 Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even.Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?
November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm?Open-source ID project awaits Microsoft's blessing
March 9, 2007 Higgins project developers are creating a tool equivalent to Windows CardSpace but need Redmond's go-ahead for certain features.HP memo: Microsoft planned open-source patent fight
July 20, 2004 Hewlett-Packard backs away from 2002 memo fearing its close ally was ready to sic lawyers on open-source software.Settling down?
April 2, 2004 Microsoft's top attorney, Brad Smith, says the software giant's recent antitrust settlements reflect its "very committed" stance on industry collaboration.The Microsoft penalty that isn't
April 15, 2002 Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that a proposed antitrust settlement contains a loophole Microsoft will use to escape challenge from its only viable competitor.Lawyers ride shotgun for open source
February 1, 2005 A law center led by Eben Moglen and others will provide free services to developers who use open-source or free-software methods.Microsoft FAT patent falls flat
September 30, 2004 Open-source advocates notch a victory, since the technology is used by Linux. Now Redmond has 90 days to respond.Intel mulls Linux Centrino support
January 22, 2004 The chipmaker will likely take a two-phase approach to providing software that Linux needs to take advantage of the Centrino chips.Year in review: Linux under attack
December 19, 2003 Lawsuits, threats and conspiracy theories swirled across the open-source landscape as the Linux operating system gained new converts.Group seeks to invalidate Microsoft patent
April 16, 2004 The Public Patent Foundation asks the U.S. Patent Office to revoke Microsoft's hold on its File Allocation Table storage system, saying it's necessary to the open-source software movement.Week in review: Microsoft's kick in the patents
February 23, 2007 While Microsoft finds itself in a dogfight over patents, battles over the iPhone trademark and satellite radio settle down.
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