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Monday, December 26, 2005
The Visto/Microsoft case, revisited
This note from David Cowan, one of the founders of Visto, indicates none of the NTP patents were involved in Visto's suing of Microsoft. They just wanted to secure NTP would not hammer Visto.
And if Microsoft can improve upon mobile PIM synchronization, I'll be the first to subscribe, but they can't expect to infringe upon issued patents without attracting lawsuits. That's why Visto licensed NTP's patents--to respect others' intellectual property.
Hmm. OK, but why did they wait so long with doing that? This means Visto was at risk of infringing NTP patents for several years. Didn't they know?
Who Has Time For This?: The Truth Behind Visto's Lawsuit Against Microsoft
And if Microsoft can improve upon mobile PIM synchronization, I'll be the first to subscribe, but they can't expect to infringe upon issued patents without attracting lawsuits. That's why Visto licensed NTP's patents--to respect others' intellectual property.
Hmm. OK, but why did they wait so long with doing that? This means Visto was at risk of infringing NTP patents for several years. Didn't they know?
Who Has Time For This?: The Truth Behind Visto's Lawsuit Against Microsoft
