Re: TomTom to contest Microsoft patent lawsuit ..

[Doug Mentohl]

amicus_curious wrote:

> Apparently the claim is not without some merit, though.  The article goes on to 
> say:

> "Martijn den Drijver, analyst at SNS Securities, said given that TomTom rival Garmin 
> (GRMN.O) has already licensed technology from Microsoft, it s likely that TomTom will 
> settle the case and pay a licence fee."

"A prolonged legal battle at this point, with an uncertain outcome, does 
not make sense,"

Maybe the Open Invention Network and the FSF should get involved with 
some of the financing, and any other company out there that don't want 
to pay the ms IP innovation tax. What effect would MS losing have on 
their IP portfolio?

www.openinventionnetwork.com
www.fsf.org/