http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft and TomTom settle Linux patent suit, Linux not necessarily in the clear http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
Oh yeah, Tom Tom have to cough up money to MS. MS don't have to pay a bean to Tom Tom.

Wonder who won that one?]]>Mar 30th 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/what would Apple be if MS would be a big bag of douche? ]]>Mar 30th 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Some of their suits i understand, they're trying to destroy competition, prevent abuse of their shit, etc .
But this just seems penickity.

Unless MS are looking at entering the GPS market?]]>Mar 30th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
Oh yeah? We'll I'm countersuing you for emotional damage!

Ha!]]>Mar 30th 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
That would make Apple a shit sandwich per South Park.]]>Apr 2nd 2009 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/FAT32, possibly the most versatile file system for storage.
Linux, allows for a complete design based on TomTom hardware, cheap and easily adapted to fit the need of consumers.

Result:
The ability to easily store and playback files transferred from elsewhere, with a unique interface.
Lawsuit.]]>Mar 30th 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
"Well talk to HP about it"
"But HP say its not their fault"
"Well talk to SUSE"
"But SUSE say its a grub issue not a SUSE issue"
"Well talk to GRUB"
"GRUB IS A BOOTLOADER"]]>Mar 30th 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
The fact that it's become ubiquitous and MS failed to enforce their patents, copyrights, whatever, is often not viewed favorably by courts. Given the statement that, "TomTom's attorneys calculate that the total cost of this settlement was less than the cost of a trial and a potential loss", it sounds like they were aware that MS would use this to bleed them dry with legal fees, regardless of whether they had a case or not. Next MS will be strong-arming software manufacturers to force them to sell to MS for far below market value with the threat of litiginous extortion. Oh wait, they already did that in the 80's & 90's. The more things change....]]>Mar 30th 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/]]>Mar 30th 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
It's funny that you posted that in a Linux related article.]]>Mar 30th 2009 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
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Even if IE was/is deep rooted within Windows, I can still browse the Internet with Firefox (and I do). If you don't like the bundled nature of IE, feel free to use any other operating system out there.]]>Mar 30th 2009 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
You don't have to use it. Well, you might have to use it to go get say Opera or Firefox. I fail to see how this is a problem. I didn't understand it then and I don't now.

Maybe Alpine and Pioneer should lobby the SEC to sue GM, Ford, et al for anti-competitive behavior because those cars come with stereos, speakers and controls integrated into the steering wheel.

Don't misunderstand, I think a lot of Microsoft software is crap, but I also think the whole IE thing was crap.]]>Mar 30th 2009 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
And it made Windows better because of it

Windows Help file support became much more robust

And developers like me (and the ppl who made Winamp for example) were able to count on the fact that every PC had IE and were able to use it in their programs.

And it wasn't impossible. Delete one dll file and it's gone.]]>Mar 31st 2009 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
Who knows? They may go after linux-based Desktops and Notebooks next. ]]>Mar 30th 2009 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 30th 2009 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 31st 2009 2:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/
FAT isn't all that complex.]]>Mar 31st 2009 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/ 5000 pro-bono lawyers. Especially if legally they are in the right.]]>Mar 31st 2009 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-linux-patent-suit-linux-not-necessa/Mar 31st 2009 9:47AM