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Posted in LG, Microsoft, Patents at 9:53 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: WebOS turns out to have patents as ‘part of the platform’
WebOS, which Apple had threatened with patents about 4 years ago (before it became Open Source, shot itself in the foot. It has been sold to LG, which pays Microsoft for Linux, in order to produce smart TVs; but as one of our reader correctly notes, part of the transaction of source code includes patents (yes, for code). So here is yet another example of Linux-powered TVs that Microsoft will probably profit from. We gave other examples before. Extortion pays off.
=> threatened | about 4 years ago | became Open Source | ↺ sold to LG | ↺ pays Microsoft for Linux | ↺ smart TVs | gave | other examples
Now, it’s not unusual for phone platforms to get patents on software (RIM got them as well this month), but for a platform which claims to be free/Open Source this is a bit of a heresy. Avoid WebOS/LG. █
=> ↺ got them as well this month
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