After the Microsoft-TomTom patent-infringement squabble-- settled by TomTom paying Microsoft an undisclosed sum -- I was wondering whether Microsoft might be more successful in unearthing new partners ...

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Lest we forget that Microsoft still insists Linux violates 235 of its patents, Microsoft issued a reminder today. It announced a patent licensing deal with Casio Computer Co. Ltd. that “among other ...

Microsoft is on a roll with its Linux patent-protection scheme. On Thursday it announced that it has struck an agreement with Japanese company I-O Data in which I-O Data will pay Microsoft an ...