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05-29-2007, 06:26 PM	#1
DragonSlayer48DX Registered User Registered: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,454 Blog Entries: 1 Rep:	Linux Foundation slams Microsoft's patent ploy Linux Foundation's Jim Zemlin said Microsoft's recent patent claim against Linux and the open source community is a delaying tactic to help protect it's profits, according to a column in BusinessWeek. Despite it's clout, Zemlin said Microsoft's arsenal of patents can be matched by the open source community, saying members of the Linux ecosystem have "significant patent portfolios". http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/inde...SS&newsid=9509

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