Microsoft seems to want royalties on open source software.
Microsoft claims that there are 235 violations of it's patents.
There are patents ranging from user interface, Linux Kernel... Open Office...etc.
With a huge business like this, I see some practical problems.
This company has a virtual monopoly on operating systems. Thus holding so many patents to 'x' out the competition on hardware that pretty much ONLY sells it's operating systems..... maybe I should not have used the word virtual.
Also, with one company with so much influence because of this "virtual monopoly" in the OS buiz... if Microsoft can use it's many patents to then shut down all these open source projects and possibly extend the range into other businesses.... another problem arises.
Microsoft could slow the pace of useful technology... bye bye innovation. Not to say that Microsoft doesn't have some ideas on what to develop next.... but they are not the sole group of developpers who are inspired to create new things/technology...
This is partially a battle of control.
(PC World article)
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