M$ ordered to pay up $566 million

[Xeen]

Last year, Microsoft was sued for patent infringing and lost. They were ordered to pay up $521 million in fines. They appealed the case, and today lost the appeal too! Now they must not only pay up that $521 million, but another $45 million in interest for the delay. M$ has 30 days to appeal yet again.

http://www.theregister.com/content/4/34897.html

[Mistshadow]

                 

Now, if one measly little million could somehow wind up over here to me...

[rklesla]

quote:Originally posted by xeen:
Last year, Microsoft was sued for patent infringing and lost. They were ordered to pay up $521 million in fines. They appealed the case, and today lost the appeal too! Now they must not only pay up that $521 million, but another $45 million in interest for the delay. M$ has 30 days to appeal yet again.

http://www.theregister.com/content/4/34897.html

I hope they appeal and lose again and owe another 55 million in interest.

[ January 15, 2004: Message edited by: Microsoft's Caretaker ]

[WMD]

Patent infringement...MS seems so hypocritical at times like this.  

[mobrien_12]

No this is the lawsuit MS should have won... the one where eolas claimed to have patented the concept of plugins.

[PseudoRandomDragon]

Well, what goes around comes around.

[Kintaro]

eh

[Xeen]

quote:Originally posted by X11: doogee.is.dreaming.org:
eh

great post...

[Stilly]

indeed ms should have won

but in an ideal case the judge would fine both companies and throw a big party!

[WMD]

quote:Originally posted by M. O'Brien:
No this is the lawsuit MS should have won... the one where eolas claimed to have patented the concept of plugins.

Oh...