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● 02.05.09

●● Boycott Brother Industries

Posted in GNU/Linux, Kernel, Microsoft, Patents at 7:20 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Bad Brother

ANOTHER COMPANY decided to pay Microsoft for unspecified patents that Microsoft claims are infringed on in Linux.

=> ↺ decided to pay Microsoft

Agreement will cover intellectual property contained in printers and multifunctional products, including certain Linux-based technologies.[...]Through this agreement, Brother Industries will gain access to Microsoft’s patents for Brother’s current and future product lines, including multifunction products (MFPs), printers and certain Linux-based embedded devices.

There is more information here. This one is similar to the deals with LG, Fuji Xerox, Samsung, and Kyocera Mita. █

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