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		ZeroGravitas on Sept 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft milks Casio for using Linux Has there been any instance of this patent protection actually coming into effect? I would have thought this would just have led to multiple trolls targetting Microseft customers to access Microsoft's deep pockets. Since I've not heard of this happening I'm inclined to believe this is a hollow offer.

m0nastic on Sept 20, 2011 [–]

I don't know of any (although I confess to not following this stuff that closely).

Conspiracy-theorists could probably find something interesting in the fact that in general Microsoft seems to be mostly left alone by patent trolls.

cornedpig on Sept 21, 2011 | [–]

What about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eolas ?

ZeroGravitas on Sept 21, 2011 | | [–]

And http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I4i

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