Let's bet that the Microsoft appeal to the ECJ is about patents http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-59250/let-s-bet-that-the-microsoft-appeal-to-the-ecj-is-about-patents Posts in the discussion thread "Let's bet that the Microsoft appeal to the ECJ is about patents" - Microsoft is appealing the decision of the European Commission over software patents. Microsoft is not happy about the patent licesing terms that the Commission has negotiated, and want to tax open source projects, such Samba and Redhat. http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-59250#post-162370 Let's bet that the Microsoft appeal to the ECJ is about patents http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-59250/let-s-bet-that-the-microsoft-appeal-to-the-ecj-is-about-patents#post-162370 Mon, 12 May 2008 20:51:02 +0000 zoobab 2946 Microsoft is appealing the decision of the European Commission over the 900M EUR fine. Microsoft is not happy about the patent licensing terms that the Commission has negotiated, and want to tax open source projects, such Samba and Redhat:

Microsoft argues that the licensing terms demanded by the EC violate its intellectual property rights.

Let's bet that the Microsoft appeal to the ECJ is about patents. My nose is rarely wrong.

I take the bets.

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