Microsoft says open-source violates 235 patents
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Microsoft Corp made its broadest challenge to date against open-source software, including Windows rival Linux, claiming that such programs violate 235 Microsoft patents and saying it will seek license fees.
The world’s largest software maker said that various open-source packages violate patents it holds in areas related to graphical user interface, e-mail programs and other technology. “The real question is not whether there exist substantial patent infringement issues, but what to do about them,” Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft vice president of intellectual property and licensing, said in a statement.
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