Microsoft: No plans to sue over Linux patents
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| According to John McCreesh, OpenOffice.org marketing project lead,
| the open-source world is convinced that Microsoft would not
| substantiate its allegations. "[Patent litigation] is not an
| issue, but the Microsoft statements turn a non-issue into an
| issue in the minds of some corporate buyers," said McCreesh.
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| McCreesh added that while Microsoft may not have plans to sue,
| it could be using the threat of litigation to try to encourage
| corporate customers to move to those open-source product
| vendors with whom it had signed licensing agreements, such
| as Novell.
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Also today:
Red Hat CEO decries software patents
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| Software patents are slowing innovation, Red Hat Chief Executive
| Matthew Szulik said Tuesday.
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