Comments on: Where Did That 235 Patent Number Come From, Again? http://techrights.org/2007/06/08/where-did-that-235-patent-number-come-from-again/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/06/08/where-did-that-235-patent-number-come-from-again/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Roy Schestowitz Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:21:32 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/06/08/where-did-that-235-patent-number-come-from-again/#comment-898 See the following as well. <b>Author rejects Microsoft's use of his report in veiled open source threat</b> "<em>The author of a report used by Microsoft as evidence of open source patent infringement has said that his report means the opposite of what Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said it means</em>" http://www.out-law.com/page-8052 There's more in this page, but the gist is that Microsoft relies on something which in fact has it victimised. Isn't this ironic? See the following as well.

Author rejects Microsoft’s use of his report in veiled open source threat

“The author of a report used by Microsoft as evidence of open source patent infringement has said that his report means the opposite of what Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said it means”

http://www.out-law.com/page-8052

There’s more in this page, but the gist is that Microsoft relies on something which in fact has it victimised. Isn’t this ironic?

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