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=> IBM

 12.08.06 ECMA Open XML Approved Despite IBM Objection

=> ECMA Open XML Approved Despite IBM Objection

05.04.07 Speculation: IBM Will Buy Novell

=> Speculation: IBM Will Buy Novell

05.12.07 Novell Sidles with IBM’s Rival, Repeats Mistakes

=> Novell Sidles with IBM’s Rival, Repeats Mistakes

08.13.07 IBM’s Perspective on the Novell/Microsoft Deal (Video)

=> IBM’s Perspective on the Novell/Microsoft Deal (Video)

08.19.07 Sun, Red Hat, Microsoft, and Novell: Whose Side is IBM on?

=> Sun, Red Hat, Microsoft, and Novell: Whose Side is IBM on?

08.31.07 Another Classic Case of Patent Trolling (Microsoft Gets Stung) (Updated)

=> Another Classic Case of Patent Trolling (Microsoft Gets Stung) (Updated)

09.27.07 OpenDocument News: ODF at Sun, Google, IBM, and Novell

=> OpenDocument News: ODF at Sun, Google, IBM, and Novell

10.24.07 Microsoft Hit by a ‘Company… Solely Focused on Commercializing its Patent Portfolio’

=> Microsoft Hit by a ‘Company… Solely Focused on Commercializing its Patent Portfolio’

12.20.07 More Lawsuits and Attacks by Proxy, Courtesy of Microsoft

=> More Lawsuits and Attacks by Proxy, Courtesy of Microsoft

12.22.07 Gaining Advantage Through Acquisitions, Deals, Defections

=> Gaining Advantage Through Acquisitions, Deals, Defections

01.02.08 IBMers Stress the Importance of (Truly) Open Standards

=> IBMers Stress the Importance of (Truly) Open Standards

01.04.08 Does IBM Keep Patent Trolls on Their Toes by Overwhelming the USPTO?

=> Does IBM Keep Patent Trolls on Their Toes by Overwhelming the USPTO?

01.14.08 Patents Roundup: Google, Patent Reform, and “The Eco-Patent Commons”

=> Patents Roundup: Google, Patent Reform, and “The Eco-Patent Commons”

02.23.08 IBM on Open Source, Standards, and OOXML (Video)

=> IBM on Open Source, Standards, and OOXML (Video)

04.05.08 Did Microsoft Attack IBM by Proxy to Restrain OOXML Critics?

=> Did Microsoft Attack IBM by Proxy to Restrain OOXML Critics?

04.06.08 “Microsoft Against the World” Turned to “Process of Politicalisation”

=> “Microsoft Against the World” Turned to “Process of Politicalisation”

04.09.08 OOXML Dirty Tricks Miscellanea: Norway, Misdirection, GPL Exclusion as Standard

=> OOXML Dirty Tricks Miscellanea: Norway, Misdirection, GPL Exclusion as Standard

06.21.08 Novell, Microsoft… and IBM… Maybe Oracle Too (Part I)

=> Novell, Microsoft… and IBM… Maybe Oracle Too (Part I)

09.02.08 IBM Influence in Novell

=> IBM Influence in Novell

09.24.08 ISO Death Watch in the Press: Part Deux

=> ISO Death Watch in the Press: Part Deux

09.25.08 India Might Can ISO; IBM Opposition Backed by LF, Seeks Broader Crowd

=> India Might Can ISO; IBM Opposition Backed by LF, Seeks Broader Crowd

11.03.08 Time for IBM to Take the Lead a ‘Pull a re Bilski’ on Software Patents

=> Time for IBM to Take the Lead a ‘Pull a re Bilski’ on Software Patents

11.05.08 IBM Vice President: Requires Silverlight? No Thanks.

=> IBM Vice President: Requires Silverlight? No Thanks.

12.08.08 Memo to IBM: Enough with Software Patents, Please

=> Memo to IBM: Enough with Software Patents, Please

01.20.09 Has Microsoft Just Invested in Another Lawsuit Against IBM?

=> Has Microsoft Just Invested in Another Lawsuit Against IBM?

02.11.09 Bill Gates et al Lean on Other Companies to Derail GNU/Linux as “Main Stream Operating System”

=> Bill Gates et al Lean on Other Companies to Derail GNU/Linux as “Main Stream Operating System”

03.31.09 IBM in Negotiations to Acquire Novell

=> IBM in Negotiations to Acquire Novell

04.03.09 Microsoft and Novell (Almost Merged) versus IBM and Sun (to be Merged)

=> Microsoft and Novell (Almost Merged) versus IBM and Sun (to be Merged)

04.23.09 IBM Does Not Support OOXML

=> IBM Does Not Support OOXML

05.02.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SLED at H-P, SLES at IBM, and Xandros/Scalix

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SLED at H-P, SLES at IBM, and Xandros/Scalix

05.11.09 IBM’s Missed Opportunity to Help Free Software

=> IBM’s Missed Opportunity to Help Free Software

06.05.09 Patents Roundup: What Bilski Means to IBM, Microsoft; Patent Trolls Still Win

=> Patents Roundup: What Bilski Means to IBM, Microsoft; Patent Trolls Still Win

06.09.09 Important Precedence: IBM Threatens to Sue Microsoft Over Propaganda Site

=> Important Precedence: IBM Threatens to Sue Microsoft Over Propaganda Site

07.21.09 IBM’s Latest Filing Regarding SCO Bankruptcy Mentions “Fraud”

=> IBM’s Latest Filing Regarding SCO Bankruptcy Mentions “Fraud”

07.30.09 Masters of FUD: Apple, IBM, and Microsoft

=> Masters of FUD: Apple, IBM, and Microsoft

08.12.09 Guess Which Software Giant is Promoting Software Patents

=> Guess Which Software Giant is Promoting Software Patents

09.03.09 Patents Roundup: Patent Propaganda from the BBC, IBM in the Shadows, and Early Mistakes from David Kappos

=> Patents Roundup: Patent Propaganda from the BBC, IBM in the Shadows, and Early Mistakes from David Kappos

09.07.09 Patents Roundup: Microsoft. Apple, TiVo, IBM, and Lots More

=> Patents Roundup: Microsoft. Apple, TiVo, IBM, and Lots More

09.19.09 Patents Roundup: IBM Abuse Carries On, Patent Troll Tracker on Trial, Paltalk Bites Again, and Patent Law Challenged

=> Patents Roundup: IBM Abuse Carries On, Patent Troll Tracker on Trial, Paltalk Bites Again, and Patent Law Challenged

09.22.09 Patents Roundup: Intellectual Monopolies Under Attack, IBM and Patent Trolls Get Miserable

=> Patents Roundup: Intellectual Monopolies Under Attack, IBM and Patent Trolls Get Miserable

09.24.09 IBM Pressured to Help Advance Desktop GNU/Linux in the West

=> IBM Pressured to Help Advance Desktop GNU/Linux in the West

10.09.09 The Microsoft Lobby and Heavy Investments Put IBM in Antitrust Probe

=> The Microsoft Lobby and Heavy Investments Put IBM in Antitrust Probe

12.24.09 Patents Roundup: IBM Patents Patent Harvesting, Bilski Still in IBM’s David Kappos Hands to Decide

=> Patents Roundup: IBM Patents Patent Harvesting, Bilski Still in IBM’s David Kappos Hands to Decide

01.01.10 Bernie Marren is Not a Patent Troll, He is a Patent Toll

=> Bernie Marren is Not a Patent Troll, He is a Patent Toll

04.06.10 IBM’s Day of Shame

=> IBM’s Day of Shame

04.06.10 IBM on Withdrawing Microsoft’s OOXML

=> IBM on Withdrawing Microsoft’s OOXML

04.07.10 IBM Will Never be the Same After Taking Software Patents Out of Its Holster

=> IBM Will Never be the Same After Taking Software Patents Out of Its Holster

04.22.10 IBM Might Pay Microsoft Even More for Imaginary Software Patents (in Linux) Through SUSE/Novell

=> IBM Might Pay Microsoft Even More for Imaginary Software Patents (in Linux) Through SUSE/Novell

04.24.10 Novell News Summary – Part II: Novell and IBM in Studio

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: Novell and IBM in Studio

04.25.10 IBM Should Have Gone With rPath

=> IBM Should Have Gone With rPath

06.26.10 Why is Florian Müller Sometimes Promoting Microsoft’s Agenda? (Updated)

=> Why is Florian Müller Sometimes Promoting Microsoft’s Agenda? (Updated)

06.29.10 IBM’s Black Helicopters

=> IBM’s Black Helicopters

08.06.10 Groklaw Responds to Latest FUD from Florian Müller

=> Groklaw Responds to Latest FUD from Florian Müller

08.21.10 Campaigner for Hire Blames IBM for Air Crash

=> Campaigner for Hire Blames IBM for Air Crash

10.31.10 With Software Patents “Microsoft Claims to Own the Whole Field of Syncing E-mail Between a Cloud and a Device.”

=> With Software Patents “Microsoft Claims to Own the Whole Field of Syncing E-mail Between a Cloud and a Device.”

11.05.10 Patent Trolls Including Microsoft’s Co-founder Are Attacking, IBM is Not Really Defending (Unless IBM is Attacked)

=> Patent Trolls Including Microsoft’s Co-founder Are Attacking, IBM is Not Really Defending (Unless IBM is Attacked)

12.08.10 ICOMP is Another Microsoft Drone Like TurboHercules

=> ICOMP is Another Microsoft Drone Like TurboHercules

01.18.11 Big Blue’s Winter of Shame

=> Big Blue’s Winter of Shame

05.09.11 IBM and Google Still Not Committed to Crushing Software Patents

=> IBM and Google Still Not Committed to Crushing Software Patents

05.10.11 ES: IBM y Google No Mantienen El Compromiso de Triturar las Patentes de Software

=> ES: IBM y Google No Mantienen El Compromiso de Triturar las Patentes de Software

05.22.11 Microsoft is in a Freefall, IBM Surpasses it in Value

=> Microsoft is in a Freefall, IBM Surpasses it in Value

06.01.11 IBM PR is ‘Shaping’ the News (and Asks to Remain Secret)

=> IBM PR is ‘Shaping’ the News (and Asks to Remain Secret)

06.01.11 IBM Takes ODF to Another Level

=> IBM Takes ODF to Another Level

06.02.11 IBM Needs to Explain Office Suite Patents (and How Bill Gates Was Attacking Interoperability With Lotus, Using Patents Against OpenOffice.org)

=> IBM Needs to Explain Office Suite Patents (and How Bill Gates Was Attacking Interoperability With Lotus, Using Patents Against OpenOffice.org)

06.03.11 ES: La Necesidad de IBM de Explicar Patentes de Office Suite (y cómo Bill Gates Atacó A la Interoperabilidad con Lotus, El Uso de Patentes en Contra de OpenOffice.org)

=> ES: La Necesidad de IBM de Explicar Patentes de Office Suite (y cómo Bill Gates Atacó A la Interoperabilidad con Lotus, El Uso de Patentes en Contra de OpenOffice.org)

06.06.11 The Register is Distorting Authors’ Headlines

=> The Register is Distorting Authors’ Headlines

09.16.11 Cablegate: “IBM Have Advocated That High Quality Software Patents Would Also Have Significant Value”

=> Cablegate: “IBM Have Advocated That High Quality Software Patents Would Also Have Significant Value”

12.29.11 Cablegate: State Governments in India Prefer Open Source Code

=> Cablegate: State Governments in India Prefer Open Source Code

12.30.11 Cablegate: BSA Smears Sri Lanka’s Government for Moving to Free/Open Source Software

=> Cablegate: BSA Smears Sri Lanka’s Government for Moving to Free/Open Source Software

01.13.12 With IBM Executive Running the USPTO, IBM Tops Patent Monopolists List

=> With IBM Executive Running the USPTO, IBM Tops Patent Monopolists List

08.25.12 IBM, Microsoft, and the BSA Promote Software Patents in New Zealand Behind the Scenes

=> IBM, Microsoft, and the BSA Promote Software Patents in New Zealand Behind the Scenes

06.18.13 Microsoft is Not Done With SCO Yet

=> Microsoft is Not Done With SCO Yet

09.20.13 IBM: Using GNU/Linux to Sell Hardware, Still Defending and Promoting Software Patents

=> IBM: Using GNU/Linux to Sell Hardware, Still Defending and Promoting Software Patents

10.18.13 IBM Does Not Deserve That Much Credit for Power Systems Agenda

=> IBM Does Not Deserve That Much Credit for Power Systems Agenda

01.06.14 Microsoft and IBM Still Lobby for Software Patents in the US

=> Microsoft and IBM Still Lobby for Software Patents in the US

03.07.14 IBM Not the Only ‘Sugar Daddy’ of GNU/Linux

=> IBM Not the Only ‘Sugar Daddy’ of GNU/Linux

03.12.14 IBM Turns Into More of a Patent Troll Amid Layoffs, Gradual Demise of Real Products

=> IBM Turns Into More of a Patent Troll Amid Layoffs, Gradual Demise of Real Products

08.05.15 IBM is Still Hoarding Patents, Even Software Patents

=> IBM is Still Hoarding Patents, Even Software Patents

10.30.15 IBM Bemoans the Collapse of Software Patents in the US and Wants US Congress to Intervene for ‘Certainty’

=> IBM Bemoans the Collapse of Software Patents in the US and Wants US Congress to Intervene for ‘Certainty’

02.24.16 IBM and Other Giant Multinationals Upset That Software Patents Are Increasingly Rejected in the US, Now India

=> IBM and Other Giant Multinationals Upset That Software Patents Are Increasingly Rejected in the US, Now India

02.28.16 IBM y Otras Multinacionales Gigantes Molestos Porque las Patentes de Software Están Siendo Rechazadas Cada Vez Más en Los Estados Unidos, y Ahora en la India

=> IBM y Otras Multinacionales Gigantes Molestos Porque las Patentes de Software Están Siendo Rechazadas Cada Vez Más en Los Estados Unidos, y Ahora en la India

03.03.16 Shortly After Massive Layoffs ‘King of Patents’ IBM is Using Software Patents to Sue Much Smaller Companies

=> Shortly After Massive Layoffs ‘King of Patents’ IBM is Using Software Patents to Sue Much Smaller Companies

03.07.16 Avoid IBM Until It Rescinds/Retracts/Reverses Its Weaponisation of Software Patents

=> Avoid IBM Until It Rescinds/Retracts/Reverses Its Weaponisation of Software Patents

03.19.16 IBM is Still Pushing for Software Patents Not Only in India But Also in the United States

=> IBM is Still Pushing for Software Patents Not Only in India But Also in the United States

03.21.16 IBM Todavía está Impulsando por Patentes de Software No Sólo en India Pero También en Los Estados Unidos

=> IBM Todavía está Impulsando por Patentes de Software No Sólo en India Pero También en Los Estados Unidos

05.05.16 IBM Comes Under Growing Scrutiny for Increasingly Acting Just Like a Patent Troll Amid Layoffs

=> IBM Comes Under Growing Scrutiny for Increasingly Acting Just Like a Patent Troll Amid Layoffs

07.16.16 With ‘Friends’ Like IBM and Its ‘Open’ Invention Network We Legitimise Software Patents Rather Than End Them

=> With ‘Friends’ Like IBM and Its ‘Open’ Invention Network We Legitimise Software Patents Rather Than End Them

08.26.16 Good Job, David Kappos, Says the ‘Boss’ (IBM)

=> Good Job, David Kappos, Says the ‘Boss’ (IBM)

12.29.16 Software Patents Continue to Collapse, But IBM, Watchtroll and David Kappos Continue to Deny and Antagonise It

=> Software Patents Continue to Collapse, But IBM, Watchtroll and David Kappos Continue to Deny and Antagonise It

01.10.17 Patent Maximalism on Display: Patent Aggressor IBM Celebrated in the Media

=> Patent Maximalism on Display: Patent Aggressor IBM Celebrated in the Media

01.12.17 Software Patents Still Promoted by IBM and Its Lobbyist (and Former Employee) David Kappos, in Defiance of Much-Needed US Patent Reform

=> Software Patents Still Promoted by IBM and Its Lobbyist (and Former Employee) David Kappos, in Defiance of Much-Needed US Patent Reform

02.06.17 IBM is Attacking Patent Reform and is Lobbying for Resurgence of Software Patents

=> IBM is Attacking Patent Reform and is Lobbying for Resurgence of Software Patents

02.12.17 After Ruinous Kappos (Former IBM) Tenure at USPTO the Big Blue — Along With Front Groups — Muscles Its Way Into US Patent Policy

=> After Ruinous Kappos (Former IBM) Tenure at USPTO the Big Blue — Along With Front Groups — Muscles Its Way Into US Patent Policy

02.14.17 IBM Has Become an Enemy of GNU/Linux and a Loud Proponent of Software Patents

=> IBM Has Become an Enemy of GNU/Linux and a Loud Proponent of Software Patents

03.03.17 IBM is a Massive Patent Bully That Amasses Software Patents, So Invalidation or ‘Sharing’ of One Single Patent Misses the Point Entirely

=> IBM is a Massive Patent Bully That Amasses Software Patents, So Invalidation or ‘Sharing’ of One Single Patent Misses the Point Entirely

05.14.17 IBM and Its Revolving Doors Lobby Are Plotting to Undermine Supreme Court Rulings to Restore Patentability of Software

=> IBM and Its Revolving Doors Lobby Are Plotting to Undermine Supreme Court Rulings to Restore Patentability of Software

06.25.17 IBM, Apple and Facebook Pursue Software Patents in India in Defiance of the Ban

=> IBM, Apple and Facebook Pursue Software Patents in India in Defiance of the Ban

08.31.17 IBM Helps a Microsoft-Connected Patent Troll Create Another Trolling Branch, Known as Finjan Blue

=> IBM Helps a Microsoft-Connected Patent Troll Create Another Trolling Branch, Known as Finjan Blue

09.24.17 IBM and IPO Continue Working Behind the Scenes to Undermine Alice and Promote Software Patents

=> IBM and IPO Continue Working Behind the Scenes to Undermine Alice and Promote Software Patents

09.26.17 Dying Computer Giants Turn Patents Into an Extortion Racket

=> Dying Computer Giants Turn Patents Into an Extortion Racket

12.03.17 Famed Journalist Dan Gillmor Calls IBM the Inventor of Patent Trolling

=> Famed Journalist Dan Gillmor Calls IBM the Inventor of Patent Trolling

12.13.17 IBM’s Manny Schecter is Wrong Again and He is Attempting to Justify Patent Trolling

=> IBM’s Manny Schecter is Wrong Again and He is Attempting to Justify Patent Trolling

01.03.18 IBM Has Become Almost Indistinguishable From the Patent Trolls It Passes Patents to (Finjan for Example)

=> IBM Has Become Almost Indistinguishable From the Patent Trolls It Passes Patents to (Finjan for Example)

01.13.18 Top Rank at USPTO Goes to the Biggest Patent Bully, IBM

=> Top Rank at USPTO Goes to the Biggest Patent Bully, IBM

02.05.18 The Efforts to Work Around 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Why IBM is So Afraid of § 101

=> The Efforts to Work Around 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Why IBM is So Afraid of § 101

02.15.18 IBM is Getting Desperate and Now Suing Microsoft Over Lost Staff, Not Just Suing Everyone Using Patents

=> IBM is Getting Desperate and Now Suing Microsoft Over Lost Staff, Not Just Suing Everyone Using Patents

02.27.18 IBM Has Become More of a Patent Broker Rather Than a Genuine Technology Company

=> IBM Has Become More of a Patent Broker Rather Than a Genuine Technology Company

03.13.18 IAM and IBM Want Lots of Patent Litigation in India

=> IAM and IBM Want Lots of Patent Litigation in India

06.03.18 IBM and Its Terrible Software Patents, Which Are Disguised as ‘AI’, ‘Cloud’, and More Recently ‘Blockchain’

=> IBM and Its Terrible Software Patents, Which Are Disguised as ‘AI’, ‘Cloud’, and More Recently ‘Blockchain’

07.26.18 Microsoft Patent Trolls and IBM Against 35 U.S.C. § 101 and for Software Patents, Blackmail

=> Microsoft Patent Trolls and IBM Against 35 U.S.C. § 101 and for Software Patents, Blackmail

07.29.18 A Call to Boycott IBM Over Its Serial, Systematic Acts of Patent Aggression Using Dubious Patents in Large Quantities

=> A Call to Boycott IBM Over Its Serial, Systematic Acts of Patent Aggression Using Dubious Patents in Large Quantities

08.02.18 IBM’s Patent Aggression Celebrated by Law Firms, Condemned by Technical People

=> IBM’s Patent Aggression Celebrated by Law Firms, Condemned by Technical People

08.27.18 IBM Publicity Stunts Which Strive to Portray This Patent Bully as Generous, Playful and Fun

=> IBM Publicity Stunts Which Strive to Portray This Patent Bully as Generous, Playful and Fun

10.03.18 Today’s IBM is Acting Like a Patent Troll and Arming Active Patent Trolls, Just Like Microsoft Does

=> Today’s IBM is Acting Like a Patent Troll and Arming Active Patent Trolls, Just Like Microsoft Does

11.04.18 Software Patents Proponents Abound: IAM, IBM, Kappos, OIN and Microsoft

=> Software Patents Proponents Abound: IAM, IBM, Kappos, OIN and Microsoft

12.03.18 The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and IBM Are Part of the Software Patents Problem in the United States

=> The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and IBM Are Part of the Software Patents Problem in the United States

12.13.18 Latest Talk From IBM’s Manny Schecter Shows That IBM Hasn’t Changed and After the Red Hat Takeover It’ll Continue to Promote Software Patents

=> Latest Talk From IBM’s Manny Schecter Shows That IBM Hasn’t Changed and After the Red Hat Takeover It’ll Continue to Promote Software Patents

01.15.19 IBM, Which Will Soon be Buying Red Hat, is Promoting Software Patents in Europe

=> IBM, Which Will Soon be Buying Red Hat, is Promoting Software Patents in Europe

03.04.19 With IBM’s Absorption of Red Hat Now Confirmed, at Least by Stockholders, IBM Has Shown No Intent/Plan to Stop Lobbying for Software Patents and Blackmailing With These

=> With IBM’s Absorption of Red Hat Now Confirmed, at Least by Stockholders, IBM Has Shown No Intent/Plan to Stop Lobbying for Software Patents and Blackmailing With These

 08.15.07 Finland and New Zealand’s Fight Against Vendor Lockin; IBM Set to Release Lotus 8 with ODF Support on Friday

=> Finland and New Zealand’s Fight Against Vendor Lockin; IBM Set to Release Lotus 8 with ODF Support on Friday

08.17.07 OOXML/ODF Watch: FFII’s Pieter Hintjens, Sun’s Michael Brauer, and IBM’s Bob Sutor

=> OOXML/ODF Watch: FFII’s Pieter Hintjens, Sun’s Michael Brauer, and IBM’s Bob Sutor

09.10.07 IBM Adds More Force to ODF; The OOXML Plot Dissected Further

=> IBM Adds More Force to ODF; The OOXML Plot Dissected Further

10.20.07 Novell Still Behind Red Hat and IBM in Terms of Linux Contributions

=> Novell Still Behind Red Hat and IBM in Terms of Linux Contributions

10.24.07 Quoteworthy Analysis: Acacia, Europe, the GPL, IBM, Microsoft, Red Hat, and Novell

=> Quoteworthy Analysis: Acacia, Europe, the GPL, IBM, Microsoft, Red Hat, and Novell

11.14.07 ODF Becomes a Reality in South Africa, IBM Pushes on With ODF Apps

=> ODF Becomes a Reality in South Africa, IBM Pushes on With ODF Apps

11.15.07 Microsoft Lobbies for OOXML Through Proxies, IBM Does Its Own Legwork

=> Microsoft Lobbies for OOXML Through Proxies, IBM Does Its Own Legwork

11.27.07 IBM’s Standards Vice President Asks About Mono-free Linux

=> IBM’s Standards Vice President Asks About Mono-free Linux

01.22.08 Microsoft et al Caught Trolling — Lying About IBM and OOXML

=> Microsoft et al Caught Trolling — Lying About IBM and OOXML

01.23.08 Quick Mention: No Mono for IBM’s Standards Vice President

=> Quick Mention: No Mono for IBM’s Standards Vice President

02.04.08 IBM and Microsoft Share the Same Problem That They Hide

=> IBM and Microsoft Share the Same Problem That They Hide

06.03.08 Novell and IBM Again: Open Collaboration Solution?

=> Novell and IBM Again: Open Collaboration Solution?

06.22.08 Novell, Microsoft… and IBM… Maybe Oracle Too (Part II)

=> Novell, Microsoft… and IBM… Maybe Oracle Too (Part II)

07.09.08 IBM Gets Its Microsoft-taxed GNU/Linux for the Mainframes

=> IBM Gets Its Microsoft-taxed GNU/Linux for the Mainframes

10.03.08 A Question About Patents: IBM, OIN, Linux Foundation, and Novell

=> A Question About Patents: IBM, OIN, Linux Foundation, and Novell

11.22.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE at Wyse, IBM; Linspire Tiff; Some Turbolinux

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE at Wyse, IBM; Linspire Tiff; Some Turbolinux

01.12.09 Microsoft: “Never Leave an Opening for Novell or IBM”

=> Microsoft: “Never Leave an Opening for Novell or IBM”

03.06.09 Patents Roundup: TomTom, Microsoft, Patent Trolls, Red Hat, IBM, Google, Bilski and Reform

=> Patents Roundup: TomTom, Microsoft, Patent Trolls, Red Hat, IBM, Google, Bilski and Reform

03.30.09 Microsoft Pays Professor to Write a Paper Against IBM’s GNU/Linux-Powered Mainframes

=> Microsoft Pays Professor to Write a Paper Against IBM’s GNU/Linux-Powered Mainframes

05.06.09 Embrace, Extend, and Microsoft Wants to Toss IBM Out of ODF

=> Embrace, Extend, and Microsoft Wants to Toss IBM Out of ODF

05.08.09 Microsoft Fragments ODF While Trying to Paint it as “IBM Thing”

=> Microsoft Fragments ODF While Trying to Paint it as “IBM Thing”

05.30.09 Patents Roundup: IBM/Dojo, Patent Punishments, and Europe’s Race to Community(-Hostile) Patent

=> Patents Roundup: IBM/Dojo, Patent Punishments, and Europe’s Race to Community(-Hostile) Patent

07.16.09 Patents Roundup: Peer-to-Patent Annual Report; FFII, FSFE and IBM Weigh in

=> Patents Roundup: Peer-to-Patent Annual Report; FFII, FSFE and IBM Weigh in

09.28.09 IBM Blasts Microsoft for Spreading “Fabricated” Figures

=> IBM Blasts Microsoft for Spreading “Fabricated” Figures

11.11.09 IBM and Open Forum Europe Address European Interoperability Framework (EIF) Fiasco

=> IBM and Open Forum Europe Address European Interoperability Framework (EIF) Fiasco

12.19.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SLES in IBM Mainframes and HP, Other Ballnux Distributions (Bada)

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SLES in IBM Mainframes and HP, Other Ballnux Distributions (Bada)

12.21.09 Neon Challenges IBM’s GNU/Linux Mainframes, EU Challenges IE Bundling, and Microsoft Helps Push Mono and Moonlight Into GNU/Linux

=> Neon Challenges IBM’s GNU/Linux Mainframes, EU Challenges IE Bundling, and Microsoft Helps Push Mono and Moonlight Into GNU/Linux

12.31.09 David Kappos Can Reprimand IBM for Mocking the USPTO’s Intelligence

=> David Kappos Can Reprimand IBM for Mocking the USPTO’s Intelligence

01.14.10 GNU/Linux (or Google and IBM) is Replacing Microsoft

=> GNU/Linux (or Google and IBM) is Replacing Microsoft

02.15.10 Patents Roundup: IBM Helps Software Patents Spread to India and Gets Sued for Patent Violations; ELSE Joins LiMo Patent Pool

=> Patents Roundup: IBM Helps Software Patents Spread to India and Gets Sued for Patent Violations; ELSE Joins LiMo Patent Pool

03.20.10 Novell News Summary – Part II: IBM, Novell, SUSE Appliances, and Ingres

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: IBM, Novell, SUSE Appliances, and Ingres

04.03.10 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE and IBM Cuddle, Android’s Patent Problem in Asia

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE and IBM Cuddle, Android’s Patent Problem in Asia

04.06.10 IBM Uses Software Patents Aggressively

=> IBM Uses Software Patents Aggressively

04.09.10 Why IBM Does Deserve Scrutiny (Updated)

=> Why IBM Does Deserve Scrutiny (Updated)

04.14.10 Patents Roundup: IBM, TurboHercules, Microsoft, New Zealand, Palm, and CompTIA

=> Patents Roundup: IBM, TurboHercules, Microsoft, New Zealand, Palm, and CompTIA

04.16.10 TurboHercules’ Attack on IBM Gains Support From Microsoft Investor/Booster and More

=> TurboHercules’ Attack on IBM Gains Support From Microsoft Investor/Booster and More

04.17.10 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Reliant on IBM and Verizon, Hosts Proprietary Software or SaaS

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Reliant on IBM and Verizon, Hosts Proprietary Software or SaaS

04.21.10 OpenDocument Format (ODF) Shows That It Would Have Been Better If IBM Bought Sun

=> OpenDocument Format (ODF) Shows That It Would Have Been Better If IBM Bought Sun

05.10.10 Salesforce CEO Compares Microsoft at Present to IBM in the 80s and 90s

=> Salesforce CEO Compares Microsoft at Present to IBM in the 80s and 90s

06.10.10 IBM Uses Novell to Take Market Share From Rivals Like Oracle

=> IBM Uses Novell to Take Market Share From Rivals Like Oracle

06.14.10 IBM Alerts IDG About “Microsoft Allegedly Trying to Derail IBM by Using SCO as a Surrogate.”

=> IBM Alerts IDG About “Microsoft Allegedly Trying to Derail IBM by Using SCO as a Surrogate.”

06.28.10 Recommendations for OIN, IBM, and Florian Müller

=> Recommendations for OIN, IBM, and Florian Müller

07.05.10 “Florian Mueller Appears to be Assigned to IBM Whereas Monty Seems to be Pointed at Oracle.”

=> “Florian Mueller Appears to be Assigned to IBM Whereas Monty Seems to be Pointed at Oracle.”

07.10.10 Patents Roundup: FFII Founder on IBM, Shazam Has No Case, Microsoft Wants to ‘Own’ Page-flipping, and Software Freedom is Hurt

=> Patents Roundup: FFII Founder on IBM, Shazam Has No Case, Microsoft Wants to ‘Own’ Page-flipping, and Software Freedom is Hurt

07.21.10 Links: GNU/Linux Desktop Merits Noted, Canonical Spreads Proprietary IBM Software

=> Links: GNU/Linux Desktop Merits Noted, Canonical Spreads Proprietary IBM Software

07.27.10 Antitrust Attacks on IBM Carried Out by Microsoft and its “Satellite Proxies,” According to IBM

=> Antitrust Attacks on IBM Carried Out by Microsoft and its “Satellite Proxies,” According to IBM

07.28.10 IBM Brags About Software Patents, Just Like Novell

=> IBM Brags About Software Patents, Just Like Novell

08.16.10 IBM Challenges Gartner Group’s Credibility

=> IBM Challenges Gartner Group’s Credibility

09.10.10 01 Communique Uses Software Patents Against Dell, LogMeIn; IBM Still a Mockery of the USPTO Its Employee Runs

=> 01 Communique Uses Software Patents Against Dell, LogMeIn; IBM Still a Mockery of the USPTO Its Employee Runs

10.10.10 What IBM, Apple, and Pharmaceutical Giants Could Learn From Andre Konstantinovich Geim

=> What IBM, Apple, and Pharmaceutical Giants Could Learn From Andre Konstantinovich Geim

11.12.10 IBM’s Rob Weir Argues TalkStandards.com is Fronting for Microsoft, Steve Mutkoski (Microsoft) to Lobby for Patented Standards at Transformational Government Workshop

=> IBM’s Rob Weir Argues TalkStandards.com is Fronting for Microsoft, Steve Mutkoski (Microsoft) to Lobby for Patented Standards at Transformational Government Workshop

11.27.10 IBM and Tandberg Abuse Software Patents by Using Them to Rip Off Real Innovators

=> IBM and Tandberg Abuse Software Patents by Using Them to Rip Off Real Innovators

12.02.10 TurboHercules Confirmed to be Funded by Microsoft to Attack GNU/Linux/IBM

=> TurboHercules Confirmed to be Funded by Microsoft to Attack GNU/Linux/IBM

12.04.10 With IBM Funding, Microsoft Software Patents Are Targeted by Peer To Patent

=> With IBM Funding, Microsoft Software Patents Are Targeted by Peer To Patent

01.14.11 EMC, IBM, HP, and SAP Dump the BSA

=> EMC, IBM, HP, and SAP Dump the BSA

02.10.11 Eclipse Foundation Director: “Software Patents Are Basically a Bad Idea”; IBM Still Celebrating Patents

=> Eclipse Foundation Director: “Software Patents Are Basically a Bad Idea”; IBM Still Celebrating Patents

02.25.11 When Microsoft and IBM Met Intellectual Protectionism

=> When Microsoft and IBM Met Intellectual Protectionism

03.04.11 ES: El Departamento de Justicia de los EE.UU. Investiga al Cartel MPEG Mientras que IBM se Distancia así Mismo de los Defensores del Cartel

=> ES: El Departamento de Justicia de los EE.UU. Investiga al Cartel MPEG Mientras que IBM se Distancia así Mismo de los Defensores del Cartel

03.04.11 US Justice Department Takes on the MPEG Cartel as IBM Distances Itself From Cartel Defenders

=> US Justice Department Takes on the MPEG Cartel as IBM Distances Itself From Cartel Defenders

05.05.11 Groklaw Worried About Novell Polluting Ubuntu With Mono, IBM’s Open Source VP Thinks Microsoft Might Scoop Mono

=> Groklaw Worried About Novell Polluting Ubuntu With Mono, IBM’s Open Source VP Thinks Microsoft Might Scoop Mono

06.03.11 IBM Brings OIN-Like Mentality to Europe

=> IBM Brings OIN-Like Mentality to Europe

06.07.11 ES: IBM Trae la Mentalidad Semejante al OIN a Europa

=> ES: IBM Trae la Mentalidad Semejante al OIN a Europa

09.15.11 Google’s IBM Patents Feast: Good or Bad?

=> Google’s IBM Patents Feast: Good or Bad?

11.14.12 IBM Propaganda for Software Patents Rebutted by Masnick

=> IBM Propaganda for Software Patents Rebutted by Masnick

11.21.12 Kappos/IBM Part of the Patent Monopolies Disease, Enabling Cartels

=> Kappos/IBM Part of the Patent Monopolies Disease, Enabling Cartels

05.12.13 Todd Simpson From Mozilla Joined an Angry Patent Troll, IBM Tries to Warp Debate About Software Patents to Focus Just on Trolls

=> Todd Simpson From Mozilla Joined an Angry Patent Troll, IBM Tries to Warp Debate About Software Patents to Focus Just on Trolls

05.20.13 IBM-backed Book on ‘Open Innovation’

=> IBM-backed Book on ‘Open Innovation’

05.22.13 IBM Ignores Small Companies’ Interests, Denies Patent Scope is a Problem, Focusing on Its Own Problems (Trolls) Instead

=> IBM Ignores Small Companies’ Interests, Denies Patent Scope is a Problem, Focusing on Its Own Problems (Trolls) Instead

11.21.13 IBM and Microsoft: The AstroTurfing for Software Patents Continues

=> IBM and Microsoft: The AstroTurfing for Software Patents Continues

11.25.13 President of the OSI Calls IBM, Microsoft and Other Companies Patent Trolls, Explains the Role of OIN

=> President of the OSI Calls IBM, Microsoft and Other Companies Patent Trolls, Explains the Role of OIN

12.10.13 IBM and Microsoft Crushed Patent Reform in the United States, Last Resort is SCOTUS Again

=> IBM and Microsoft Crushed Patent Reform in the United States, Last Resort is SCOTUS Again

01.26.14 IBM Shows That Collaborations With the NSA Are a Company’s Death Knell

=> IBM Shows That Collaborations With the NSA Are a Company’s Death Knell

02.03.14 USPTO Still a Sham; Microsoft, Apple and IBM Still Part of the Problem and Google/Linux a Common Victim

=> USPTO Still a Sham; Microsoft, Apple and IBM Still Part of the Problem and Google/Linux a Common Victim

09.10.15 David Kappos From IBM and the USPTO is Still Lobbying for Software Patents, This Time With a New Glorified ‘Paper’

=> David Kappos From IBM and the USPTO is Still Lobbying for Software Patents, This Time With a New Glorified ‘Paper’

09.21.15 IBM is Again Attacking Free/Libre Open Source Software by Pushing for Patents on Software

=> IBM is Again Attacking Free/Libre Open Source Software by Pushing for Patents on Software

04.03.16 Patents Roundup: More on Patent Shakedowns, IBM Rejoins the Shakedowns Club With Software Patents, China Worries About Patent Certainty (Too Low a Standard)

=> Patents Roundup: More on Patent Shakedowns, IBM Rejoins the Shakedowns Club With Software Patents, China Worries About Patent Certainty (Too Low a Standard)

04.11.16 FOSS at Risk From Software Patents, Which Are Still Being Promoted by Bristows, IAM, IBM, and Steve Lundberg (Frequent Villains)

=> FOSS at Risk From Software Patents, Which Are Still Being Promoted by Bristows, IAM, IBM, and Steve Lundberg (Frequent Villains)

04.12.16 FOSS en Riesgo a Causa de las Patentes de Software, Las que Todavía Siguen Siendo Promovidas por Bristows, IAM, IBM, y Steve Lundberg (Los Villanos Usuales)

=> FOSS en Riesgo a Causa de las Patentes de Software, Las que Todavía Siguen Siendo Promovidas por Bristows, IAM, IBM, y Steve Lundberg (Los Villanos Usuales)

04.19.16 Software Patents Decreasingly a Threat in the United States, But IBM and Microsoft Lobby for a Rebound

=> Software Patents Decreasingly a Threat in the United States, But IBM and Microsoft Lobby for a Rebound

05.10.16 IBM is Not a ‘Patent Troll’ But Increasingly, Over Time, Troll-Like

=> IBM is Not a ‘Patent Troll’ But Increasingly, Over Time, Troll-Like

06.05.16 IBM, Google and Microsoft Patent Stockpiles Demonstrate That Today’s US Patent System Exists for Billionaires, Not for Inventors

=> IBM, Google and Microsoft Patent Stockpiles Demonstrate That Today’s US Patent System Exists for Billionaires, Not for Inventors

12.12.16 Software Patents Battles: Lobby to Restore US Software Patents, IBM’s and Google’s Positions on the Subject, and Microsoft/Intellectual Ventures With Their Ongoing Attacks on Linux

=> Software Patents Battles: Lobby to Restore US Software Patents, IBM’s and Google’s Positions on the Subject, and Microsoft/Intellectual Ventures With Their Ongoing Attacks on Linux

03.12.17 IBM is Hoarding a Lot of Software Patents But Disguises Them as ‘Cloud’, ‘AI’, and Other Buzzwords

=> IBM is Hoarding a Lot of Software Patents But Disguises Them as ‘Cloud’, ‘AI’, and Other Buzzwords

03.20.17 What IAM Says About AST, RPX, Ericsson, and IBM

=> What IAM Says About AST, RPX, Ericsson, and IBM

04.06.17 IBM, IPO, AIPLA, ABA and Other Lobbying/Front Groups of the Patent Microcosm Are Trying to Change US Law for Software Patents

=> IBM, IPO, AIPLA, ABA and Other Lobbying/Front Groups of the Patent Microcosm Are Trying to Change US Law for Software Patents

05.22.17 Great News: While IBM et al Try to Undermine Patent Reform the Supreme Court Deepens the Reform in TC Heartland Case

=> Great News: While IBM et al Try to Undermine Patent Reform the Supreme Court Deepens the Reform in TC Heartland Case

07.02.17 India Continues to Reject Software Patents in Spite of Pressure From Foreign Companies Like IBM

=> India Continues to Reject Software Patents in Spite of Pressure From Foreign Companies Like IBM

07.10.17 Lobbying Against the US Supreme Court’s Landmark Decision (Alice) by Bristows, IBM, David Kappos, IPO, ABA, AIPLA, Adam Mossoff and Kevin Madigan

=> Lobbying Against the US Supreme Court’s Landmark Decision (Alice) by Bristows, IBM, David Kappos, IPO, ABA, AIPLA, Adam Mossoff and Kevin Madigan

07.23.17 IBM and Watchtroll, Together With Microsoft, Among the Driving Forces for Resurgence of Software Patents

=> IBM and Watchtroll, Together With Microsoft, Among the Driving Forces for Resurgence of Software Patents

09.17.17 Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Under Attack by IBM and Other Patent Parasites Who Undermine Patent Quality

=> Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Under Attack by IBM and Other Patent Parasites Who Undermine Patent Quality

01.06.18 When All That’s Left is a Bunch of Patents: Stories of IBM, Finjan, Ericsson, and Citrix

=> When All That’s Left is a Bunch of Patents: Stories of IBM, Finjan, Ericsson, and Citrix

01.26.18 How a Microsoft-Sponsored and IBM-Armed Patent Troll Is Used by Lobbyists of Software Patents

=> How a Microsoft-Sponsored and IBM-Armed Patent Troll Is Used by Lobbyists of Software Patents

02.09.18 Fake ‘Articles’, ‘Debates’ and ‘Webinars’ From Lobbyists Including IBM’s David Kappos, IPO and IPLAC

=> Fake ‘Articles’, ‘Debates’ and ‘Webinars’ From Lobbyists Including IBM’s David Kappos, IPO and IPLAC

04.13.18 Samsung is the ‘New IBM’, Sans the Trolling With Patents

=> Samsung is the ‘New IBM’, Sans the Trolling With Patents

07.17.18 Software Patents Royalty (Tax) Campaign by IBM, a Serial Patent Bully, and the EPO’s Participation in All This

=> Software Patents Royalty (Tax) Campaign by IBM, a Serial Patent Bully, and the EPO’s Participation in All This

07.29.18 Watchtroll Demonstrates Disdain and Scorn for Science and Technology; IBM is Happy to Cooperate

=> Watchtroll Demonstrates Disdain and Scorn for Science and Technology; IBM is Happy to Cooperate

10.30.18 IBM- and Microsoft-Backed Patent Troll Strikes Again and IBM’s Lobbyist for Software Patents Has Just Defended Patent Trolls (Again)

=> IBM- and Microsoft-Backed Patent Troll Strikes Again and IBM’s Lobbyist for Software Patents Has Just Defended Patent Trolls (Again)

 11.21.06 When One Loses, Another One Gains

=> When One Loses, Another One Gains

11.22.06 RedHat Analysis of Novell’s Open Letter to the Community

=> RedHat Analysis of Novell’s Open Letter to the Community

11.22.06 Yet Another SuSE-Ubuntu Faceoff

=> Yet Another SuSE-Ubuntu Faceoff

11.23.06 Analysing the Rationale for the Deal

=> Analysing the Rationale for the Deal

11.28.06 Intersection Between SCO and the Novell Deal

=> Intersection Between SCO and the Novell Deal

12.01.06 Links Roundup Amidst a Two-faced Attitude

=> Links Roundup Amidst a Two-faced Attitude

12.03.06 Embrace, Extend, Exterminate

=> Embrace, Extend, Exterminate

12.03.06 SCO’s Role in This Abusive Relationship

=> SCO’s Role in This Abusive Relationship

12.04.06 More Shuttleworth on Novell-Microsoft

=> More Shuttleworth on Novell-Microsoft

12.09.06 Danaergeschenk

=> Danaergeschenk

12.12.06 A Coin-in-the-Slot Standards Organization

=> A Coin-in-the-Slot Standards Organization

12.12.06 Windows Users Undisclosed Balance Sheet Liability

=> Windows Users Undisclosed Balance Sheet Liability

12.13.06 An Alternate Theory on Microvell

=> An Alternate Theory on Microvell

12.14.06 We Finally Have a Google Category

=> We Finally Have a Google Category

12.15.06 Recent Events and Articles

=> Recent Events and Articles

12.17.06 The Biggest Sufferer is the GPL

=> The Biggest Sufferer is the GPL

12.17.06 Novell, The Eight Hundred Pound Penguin

=> Novell, The Eight Hundred Pound Penguin

12.17.06 Stafford Masie: “We Will Be GPLv3 Compliant, Trust Me”

=> Stafford Masie: “We Will Be GPLv3 Compliant, Trust Me”

12.27.06 Stafford Masie Presentation at CITI Forum: Transcript

=> Stafford Masie Presentation at CITI Forum: Transcript

01.05.07 Microvell Acquisition of XenSource Confirmed by Ray Ozzie?

=> Microvell Acquisition of XenSource Confirmed by Ray Ozzie?

01.08.07 Novell’s Global Effect on Perception of Software Patents

=> Novell’s Global Effect on Perception of Software Patents

01.09.07 Oracle Returns to Headlines, Speculation Suggests It May Try to Acquire Yet Another Open Source Competitor

=> Oracle Returns to Headlines, Speculation Suggests It May Try to Acquire Yet Another Open Source Competitor

01.12.07 Novell Has Accepted the Legal Threats of OpenXML

=> Novell Has Accepted the Legal Threats of OpenXML

01.12.07 Pondering the Prospects of Novell Products

=> Pondering the Prospects of Novell Products

01.15.07 Novell’s Software Patent Strategy in South Africa

=> Novell’s Software Patent Strategy in South Africa

01.20.07 Here Comes Microsoft’s Next Anti-Linux Crusade?

=> Here Comes Microsoft’s Next Anti-Linux Crusade?

01.28.07 Iowa Memos: Microsoft Against the Truth

=> Iowa Memos: Microsoft Against the Truth

01.29.07 Novell Boasts Bandit-Higgins Interoperability

=> Novell Boasts Bandit-Higgins Interoperability

02.12.07 Novell News from the Past Week

=> Novell News from the Past Week

02.14.07 SCO Crosses Lines, Fights Citizen Journalism (Updated)

=> SCO Crosses Lines, Fights Citizen Journalism (Updated)

02.15.07 Novell News – A Digest

=> Novell News – A Digest

03.02.07 Novell Must Change Its Way of Thinking

=> Novell Must Change Its Way of Thinking

03.19.07 Iowa Memos Provide a Mouthful About Novell and Microsoft

=> Iowa Memos Provide a Mouthful About Novell and Microsoft

03.26.07 The Things Novell Does Not Want You to Know

=> The Things Novell Does Not Want You to Know

03.27.07 Oracle to Join Open Invention Network

=> Oracle to Join Open Invention Network

04.07.07 Bob Sutor on OpenDocument (2 Videos); More Microsoft Lobbying in Florida (Updated)

=> Bob Sutor on OpenDocument (2 Videos); More Microsoft Lobbying in Florida (Updated)

04.13.07 Bill Gates, 1999: Giving out the Office 2000 Formats to Competitors Seems Crazy

=> Bill Gates, 1999: Giving out the Office 2000 Formats to Competitors Seems Crazy

04.28.07 Novell Fights Red Hat, Fights for Mono While Microsoft Fights Free Software

=> Novell Fights Red Hat, Fights for Mono While Microsoft Fights Free Software

05.03.07 Identity Management Appointment and Deal

=> Identity Management Appointment and Deal

05.11.07 More Pseudo-grassroots Support for OOXML, Novell Passively Accepts It (Updated)

=> More Pseudo-grassroots Support for OOXML, Novell Passively Accepts It (Updated)

05.12.07 GPLv3 Myths Debunked, Licence Changes Discussed, Eben Moglen Speaks Out

=> GPLv3 Myths Debunked, Licence Changes Discussed, Eben Moglen Speaks Out

05.12.07 How Does the Lenovo-Microsoft Deal Affect Novell’s SUSE?

=> How Does the Lenovo-Microsoft Deal Affect Novell’s SUSE?

05.14.07 How’s That GPLv3 Coming Along?

=> How’s That GPLv3 Coming Along?

05.14.07 Novell is not the next SCO, Microsoft is.

=> Novell is not the next SCO, Microsoft is.

05.15.07 Linux Foundation Joins the Front Opposing Microsoft’s Threats

=> Linux Foundation Joins the Front Opposing Microsoft’s Threats

05.15.07 Further Evidence That Microsoft’s Patent Claims are an Ineffective Farce

=> Further Evidence That Microsoft’s Patent Claims are an Ineffective Farce

05.16.07 Patents Troll, Bully, or Both? (External Sources)

=> Patents Troll, Bully, or Both? (External Sources)

05.17.07 The Web Explains the Dilemma, Shows Microsoft Who’s the Boss

=> The Web Explains the Dilemma, Shows Microsoft Who’s the Boss

05.18.07 Shouldn’t Novell Just Drop Its Oh Oh XML Support Plans?

=> Shouldn’t Novell Just Drop Its Oh Oh XML Support Plans?

05.21.07 Microsoft Dismisses Being Subjected to GPL, Uses Novell as a Proxy

=> Microsoft Dismisses Being Subjected to GPL, Uses Novell as a Proxy

05.23.07 Malaysia looks at OOXML (and it doesn’t like what it sees)

=> Malaysia looks at OOXML (and it doesn’t like what it sees)

05.24.07 Interoperability the Wrong Direction and the Wrong Way (Updated)

=> Interoperability the Wrong Direction and the Wrong Way (Updated)

05.28.07 Once Again We Find One-sided and Promotional Journalism

=> Once Again We Find One-sided and Promotional Journalism

05.31.07 Patents: Novell Clarifies While Microsoft Antagonises

=> Patents: Novell Clarifies While Microsoft Antagonises

06.03.07 Why Are We Waiting for Microsoft to Sue?

=> Why Are We Waiting for Microsoft to Sue?

06.05.07 The Novell-like Déjà vu in the Xandros Deal

=> The Novell-like Déjà vu in the Xandros Deal

06.05.07 The Usual Suspects, The Game

=> The Usual Suspects, The Game

06.06.07 Sun’s SCOsource License – Linux Right To Use Included

=> Sun’s SCOsource License – Linux Right To Use Included

06.08.07 Digest: Standards, Junk Patents, and Some More FUD

=> Digest: Standards, Junk Patents, and Some More FUD

06.09.07 Interoperability Mockery in Europe – Microsoft Dumps 30,000 Pages of Text

=> Interoperability Mockery in Europe – Microsoft Dumps 30,000 Pages of Text

06.13.07 Malaysia Wants a Truly Open Document Format and So Does New York State

=> Malaysia Wants a Truly Open Document Format and So Does New York State

06.18.07 The End of Windows and the Arrival of GPLv3

=> The End of Windows and the Arrival of GPLv3

06.18.07 Choose SUSE Linux or Choose Windows. Microsoft Will Get Paid Either Way.

=> Choose SUSE Linux or Choose Windows. Microsoft Will Get Paid Either Way.

06.24.07 Moonlight (.NET) on Linux Became a Microsoft ‘Pet Project’

=> Moonlight (.NET) on Linux Became a Microsoft ‘Pet Project’

06.25.07 The Laura DiDio Shill Spreads the Anti-Linux IP FUD

=> The Laura DiDio Shill Spreads the Anti-Linux IP FUD

06.28.07 Microsoft to OIN: No Membership, Thank You

=> Microsoft to OIN: No Membership, Thank You

07.02.07 Big Companies Welcome GPLv3, Adoption of the Licence Rises Quickly

=> Big Companies Welcome GPLv3, Adoption of the Licence Rises Quickly

07.03.07 The “OpenXML Lie”, the “Patent Lie”, the “Security Lie”, and “Get the Facts”

=> The “OpenXML Lie”, the “Patent Lie”, the “Security Lie”, and “Get the Facts”

07.04.07 Bob Sutor Questions Interests and Affiliations in Standards Bodies (Updated)

=> Bob Sutor Questions Interests and Affiliations in Standards Bodies (Updated)

07.05.07 OpenDocument Takes One Giant Leap, One Step Backwards

=> OpenDocument Takes One Giant Leap, One Step Backwards

07.06.07 Support for GPLv3 Keeps Growing with Apache Foundation Co-Founder’s Nod

=> Support for GPLv3 Keeps Growing with Apache Foundation Co-Founder’s Nod

07.09.07 How Things Work at ECMA ‘Production Line’

=> How Things Work at ECMA ‘Production Line’

07.11.07 Companies Choose a Patent Peace After Storm, Microsoft Patents Up for ‘Trashing’ (Updated)

=> Companies Choose a Patent Peace After Storm, Microsoft Patents Up for ‘Trashing’ (Updated)

07.16.07 The OOXML Translator is a Hoax (and so is the ISO)

=> The OOXML Translator is a Hoax (and so is the ISO)

07.16.07 Mono Cleanup: Work in Progress (Updated)

=> Mono Cleanup: Work in Progress (Updated)

07.19.07 A Patent Reform is Here, Microsoft’s Anti-Linux Weapons Get Blunt

=> A Patent Reform is Here, Microsoft’s Anti-Linux Weapons Get Blunt

07.22.07 The ‘Cost’ of GPLv3 is the Loss of All Threats to Free Software

=> The ‘Cost’ of GPLv3 is the Loss of All Threats to Free Software

07.23.07 More Document Formats Coverage (Updatedx2)

=> More Document Formats Coverage (Updatedx2)

07.24.07 India to Weigh in on Real Standards and ‘Monopoly Enablers’

=> India to Weigh in on Real Standards and ‘Monopoly Enablers’

07.24.07 Marten Mickos: Nothing Can Stop the Open Source Movement Anymore

=> Marten Mickos: Nothing Can Stop the Open Source Movement Anymore

07.27.07 Microsoft is Outmuscling OOXML Opposition in Spain (Updatedx3)

=> Microsoft is Outmuscling OOXML Opposition in Spain (Updatedx3)

07.30.07 OOXML ‘Extension’ Tricks Have Roots in the Past

=> OOXML ‘Extension’ Tricks Have Roots in the Past

08.01.07 OOXML = Our Way or No Way; Spain Says “Adios, OOXML”

=> OOXML = Our Way or No Way; Spain Says “Adios, OOXML”

08.02.07 GPLv2 ‘Vulnerabilties’ and Massachusetts ‘Vulnerabilties’

=> GPLv2 ‘Vulnerabilties’ and Massachusetts ‘Vulnerabilties’

08.02.07 Open Source Becomes Web 2.0 and Novell 2.0 (or SCO 3.0)

=> Open Source Becomes Web 2.0 and Novell 2.0 (or SCO 3.0)

08.02.07 USPTO: Eliminating Young Companies While Defending Abuse by Giants

=> USPTO: Eliminating Young Companies While Defending Abuse by Giants

08.03.07 Sock Puppets to Vote on Monopoly Enablement in Colombia?

=> Sock Puppets to Vote on Monopoly Enablement in Colombia?

08.03.07 Microsoft’s ODF Sabotage is a Case of History Repeating Itself

=> Microsoft’s ODF Sabotage is a Case of History Repeating Itself

08.04.07 Microsoft OOXML Corruption Watch — Jason Matusow Goes Batting with FUD and Deception (Updated)

=> Microsoft OOXML Corruption Watch — Jason Matusow Goes Batting with FUD and Deception (Updated)

08.07.07 Using OSI Endorsement and Linux Deals to Promote Lock-ins

=> Using OSI Endorsement and Linux Deals to Promote Lock-ins

08.07.07 Microsoft’s Case Against Linux Takes a Dive, Novell Rearms, Patent Trolls Leave the Bridge

=> Microsoft’s Case Against Linux Takes a Dive, Novell Rearms, Patent Trolls Leave the Bridge

08.08.07 Even Windows Projects Consider a GPLv3 Move, GNU GPL for Hardware a Great Success

=> Even Windows Projects Consider a GPLv3 Move, GNU GPL for Hardware a Great Success

08.08.07 Do-No-Evil Wednesday: LinuxWorld Has Buckets to Offer

=> Do-No-Evil Wednesday: LinuxWorld Has Buckets to Offer

08.08.07 OOXML Watch: Funny Business Comes to Switzerland, ECMA Speaks, Apple Falters

=> OOXML Watch: Funny Business Comes to Switzerland, ECMA Speaks, Apple Falters

08.10.07 An Anti-Linux Dan Lyons Mind Replaced by Another Forbes Magazine Writer That Slams Novell

=> An Anti-Linux Dan Lyons Mind Replaced by Another Forbes Magazine Writer That Slams Novell

08.10.07 Groklaw: SCO is Toast, Novell owns Unix Copyrights

=> Groklaw: SCO is Toast, Novell owns Unix Copyrights

08.10.07 Looking Beyond OOXML to Find Monopoly Abuse in SOA (Updated)

=> Looking Beyond OOXML to Find Monopoly Abuse in SOA (Updated)

08.11.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday: Wow. What a Week!

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday: Wow. What a Week!

08.11.07 Document Formats Watch — “For the Love of God, Think about the Children (and Consumers)”

=> Document Formats Watch — “For the Love of God, Think about the Children (and Consumers)”

08.12.07 Has Microsoft OOXML Jumped Off the ISO Fast Track?

=> Has Microsoft OOXML Jumped Off the ISO Fast Track?

08.12.07 OOXML Deception and Spin

=> OOXML Deception and Spin

08.14.07 Linus Torvalds Finally Comments on the Novell/Microsoft Deal

=> Linus Torvalds Finally Comments on the Novell/Microsoft Deal

08.16.07 Knowledge is Our Friend, Not Our Foe

=> Knowledge is Our Friend, Not Our Foe

08.16.07 Microsoft’s Linux Hijack Continues. Latest Victims: Scalix, Xen (Updatedx2)

=> Microsoft’s Linux Hijack Continues. Latest Victims: Scalix, Xen (Updatedx2)

08.17.07 Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO ‘Bought Out’

=> Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO ‘Bought Out’

08.22.07 Playing a Standards War Using the Language of Money

=> Playing a Standards War Using the Language of Money

08.22.07 ODF/OOXML Watch: Bill Gates Lobbies Behind the Scenes Again, Jason Matusow Deceives (Updated)

=> ODF/OOXML Watch: Bill Gates Lobbies Behind the Scenes Again, Jason Matusow Deceives (Updated)

08.24.07 OOXML: Deception, Lies, FUD, Apple & Germany Become Microsoft Tools

=> OOXML: Deception, Lies, FUD, Apple & Germany Become Microsoft Tools

08.25.07 What Would Jack Messman and Ray Noorda Say?

=> What Would Jack Messman and Ray Noorda Say?

08.25.07 ODF/OOXML Watch: Information of Interest, Latest Batch

=> ODF/OOXML Watch: Information of Interest, Latest Batch

08.26.07 Microsoft Set for Lock-in-backed Hijack (and Novell Helps It)

=> Microsoft Set for Lock-in-backed Hijack (and Novell Helps It)

08.27.07 OOXML Watch: More Deception and More Manipulation, Norway ‘Corrupted’

=> OOXML Watch: More Deception and More Manipulation, Norway ‘Corrupted’

08.28.07 OOXML ‘Corruption Train’ Arriving at Sweden (Updated)

=> OOXML ‘Corruption Train’ Arriving at Sweden (Updated)

08.28.07 OOXML Watch: Since Only Microsoft Partners Speak Out, The World Has Begun Voting Against Itself

=> OOXML Watch: Since Only Microsoft Partners Speak Out, The World Has Begun Voting Against Itself

08.29.07 Patent FUD Has People Talking About Reform, But Talk is No Walk

=> Patent FUD Has People Talking About Reform, But Talk is No Walk

08.30.07 OOXML Watch: Sweden’s OOXML Fiasco Representative of the Norm?

=> OOXML Watch: Sweden’s OOXML Fiasco Representative of the Norm?

08.31.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday: OpenSUSE Faster and Better, Novell’s Financial Results Lift Stock

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday: OpenSUSE Faster and Better, Novell’s Financial Results Lift Stock

09.01.07 The Antitrust Action Ends Amid the Biggest Microsoft Blunders

=> The Antitrust Action Ends Amid the Biggest Microsoft Blunders

09.02.07 Today is the Day — The Day the World Will Learn That Crime Pays

=> Today is the Day — The Day the World Will Learn That Crime Pays

09.07.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday:OpenSUSE @ Beta3, SLED Preloads, Virtual Iron, and More

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday:OpenSUSE @ Beta3, SLED Preloads, Virtual Iron, and More

09.07.07 Broken Patent System: When the Fox Met the Hen

=> Broken Patent System: When the Fox Met the Hen

09.11.07 Citation, Trackbacks, Talkback and Comment Policies Against BoycottNovell.com

=> Citation, Trackbacks, Talkback and Comment Policies Against BoycottNovell.com

09.11.07 Bright Future Ahead for OpenOffice.org and ODF (Updated)

=> Bright Future Ahead for OpenOffice.org and ODF (Updated)

09.11.07 Shuttleworth Foundation Denounces a Novell VP’s ”Superb Standard”

=> Shuttleworth Foundation Denounces a Novell VP’s ”Superb Standard”

09.12.07 OOXML in Australia Revisited

=> OOXML in Australia Revisited

09.16.07 ~~ Interlude ~~ Why Novell Harms GNU/Linux

=> ~~ Interlude ~~ Why Novell Harms GNU/Linux

09.19.07 It’s OpenDocument All the Way for Holland (and Other Office Suites News)

=> It’s OpenDocument All the Way for Holland (and Other Office Suites News)

09.30.07 Glyn Moody on the GNU GPLv3

=> Glyn Moody on the GNU GPLv3

10.03.07 Novell Forks OpenOffice.org

=> Novell Forks OpenOffice.org

10.03.07 Patent Abuse Identified, Patent Abuse Comes Under Fire, Patent Storm Ended, and Patents That Kill

=> Patent Abuse Identified, Patent Abuse Comes Under Fire, Patent Storm Ended, and Patents That Kill

10.04.07 The Latest Patent Troll Story (Updated)

=> The Latest Patent Troll Story (Updated)

10.07.07 Using Money to Escape Interoperability Scrutiny/Litigation (Updated)

=> Using Money to Escape Interoperability Scrutiny/Litigation (Updated)

10.07.07 Is Novell is Trying to ‘Hijack’ OpenOffice.org from Sun Microsystems for Competitive Reasons Alone?

=> Is Novell is Trying to ‘Hijack’ OpenOffice.org from Sun Microsystems for Competitive Reasons Alone?

10.07.07 Rebuttal to Rob Weir on a So-called ‘OpenDocument Format Civil War’

=> Rebuttal to Rob Weir on a So-called ‘OpenDocument Format Civil War’

10.08.07 Forking, Software Patents, Format Incompatibilities, and Corporate Selfishness

=> Forking, Software Patents, Format Incompatibilities, and Corporate Selfishness

10.13.07 No OpenOffice.org Fork, if Sun Relinquishes Control

=> No OpenOffice.org Fork, if Sun Relinquishes Control

10.16.07 How Mr. Gates Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Destructive Patents

=> How Mr. Gates Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Destructive Patents

10.17.07 ISO No Longer Matters…

=> ISO No Longer Matters…

10.17.07 Patent State is the States of the Bully

=> Patent State is the States of the Bully

10.24.07 EFF, GNU, FSF, and OIN Address Patent Problems

=> EFF, GNU, FSF, and OIN Address Patent Problems

10.25.07 Banned Microsoft Commercial Shows the Effect of Patent Armageddon (Updated)

=> Banned Microsoft Commercial Shows the Effect of Patent Armageddon (Updated)

10.26.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Novell Partners and Other Parties

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Novell Partners and Other Parties

10.27.07 We Are Not an FSF Campaign

=> We Are Not an FSF Campaign

10.29.07 Foes of OpenDocument Format Listed; The Symphony Plays in a New Video

=> Foes of OpenDocument Format Listed; The Symphony Plays in a New Video

10.31.07 OOXML? Not Any Time Soon, Says Sutor.

=> OOXML? Not Any Time Soon, Says Sutor.

11.02.07 Quick Mention: Linux Has Many Patents, Too

=> Quick Mention: Linux Has Many Patents, Too

11.02.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday: Quiet Week, Novell and SUSE Still Kicking Though

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday: Quiet Week, Novell and SUSE Still Kicking Though

11.02.07 Quick Mention: ODF Alliance Boasts a Growing List of ODF Supporters

=> Quick Mention: ODF Alliance Boasts a Growing List of ODF Supporters

11.03.07 Un-Mazing a Peer-to-Software-Patent Mess

=> Un-Mazing a Peer-to-Software-Patent Mess

11.06.07 Quick Mention: Is Microsoft Walking Away from OOXML?

=> Quick Mention: Is Microsoft Walking Away from OOXML?

11.08.07 Red Hat Videos on Patents and the GNU GPLv3

=> Red Hat Videos on Patents and the GNU GPLv3

11.09.07 Personal Minddump: What Is the OpenDocument Foundation?

=> Personal Minddump: What Is the OpenDocument Foundation?

11.10.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Novell’s Products and Business

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Novell’s Products and Business

11.14.07 On Intellectual Ventures, Nathan Myhrvold, and Other Patent Trolls

=> On Intellectual Ventures, Nathan Myhrvold, and Other Patent Trolls

11.16.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: More Deals and Products

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: More Deals and Products

11.16.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Dell, China, SCO, and Ron Hovsepian Interview

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Dell, China, SCO, and Ron Hovsepian Interview

11.16.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Some Development-related News from Novell

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Some Development-related News from Novell

11.17.07 Embedded Linux Running in Devices != Combining Code with Devices

=> Embedded Linux Running in Devices != Combining Code with Devices

11.18.07 Flashback: Microsoft’s FUD Against Free Software

=> Flashback: Microsoft’s FUD Against Free Software

11.20.07 Microsoft is Still Buying Portugal in Its Fight Against OpenDocument Format

=> Microsoft is Still Buying Portugal in Its Fight Against OpenDocument Format

11.21.07 Quick Mention: Standards Expert Gives up on a Broken Standards System

=> Quick Mention: Standards Expert Gives up on a Broken Standards System

11.21.07 OpenDocument Format Accessibility and Disinformation (Updated)

=> OpenDocument Format Accessibility and Disinformation (Updated)

11.21.07 Quick Mention: OpenDocument Format and the Digital Preservation Advantage

=> Quick Mention: OpenDocument Format and the Digital Preservation Advantage

11.23.07 Amazon Likes Linux and FLOSS, But Also Loves Patent Abuse, Apparently

=> Amazon Likes Linux and FLOSS, But Also Loves Patent Abuse, Apparently

11.23.07 Astroturfing Examples: Learning How Microsoft Tames the Internet

=> Astroturfing Examples: Learning How Microsoft Tames the Internet

11.23.07 Novell’s Dirty Little Secret: It Helps OOXML (Updated)

=> Novell’s Dirty Little Secret: It Helps OOXML (Updated)

11.25.07 An Issue of Mistrust: Bill Gates, BayStar, Acacia, SCO, and Linux

=> An Issue of Mistrust: Bill Gates, BayStar, Acacia, SCO, and Linux

11.25.07 OOXML Muscling Its Way Through German Politics

=> OOXML Muscling Its Way Through German Politics

11.26.07 Is Oracle Microsoft/Novell’s Worst Enemy, Not Red Hat’s?

=> Is Oracle Microsoft/Novell’s Worst Enemy, Not Red Hat’s?

11.26.07 Quick Mention: The Role of Document Standards and the Wrath of Sharepoint Revisited

=> Quick Mention: The Role of Document Standards and the Wrath of Sharepoint Revisited

11.27.07 One Year Later: ”Novell: From hero to zero in sixty seconds…”

=> One Year Later: ”Novell: From hero to zero in sixty seconds…”

11.28.07 Quick Mention: The Programmer’s Advantage in ODF, OOXML Coverage from Hungary

=> Quick Mention: The Programmer’s Advantage in ODF, OOXML Coverage from Hungary

11.29.07 GNOME Foundation, Please Stop Attacking the Messenger and Please Listen

=> GNOME Foundation, Please Stop Attacking the Messenger and Please Listen

11.30.07 Jamie from the GNOME Foundation Gets It

=> Jamie from the GNOME Foundation Gets It

11.30.07 GNOME’s Position on OOXML is Still Hurting OpenDocument Format

=> GNOME’s Position on OOXML is Still Hurting OpenDocument Format

11.30.07 Another Gentle Introduction to the GNOME/OOXML Dilemma

=> Another Gentle Introduction to the GNOME/OOXML Dilemma

12.01.07 Public Letters Protesting Against Department of Justice Decisions

=> Public Letters Protesting Against Department of Justice Decisions

12.03.07 Microsoft ‘Pulls a Portugal’ in Ireland (Microsoft to Decide on… Microsoft)

=> Microsoft ‘Pulls a Portugal’ in Ireland (Microsoft to Decide on… Microsoft)

12.06.07 Patent Trolling, Patent Complaint, and GPLv3 Myths Busting

=> Patent Trolling, Patent Complaint, and GPLv3 Myths Busting

12.09.07 Microsoft on ‘War Mode’ in ”Scandalous” OOXML

=> Microsoft on ‘War Mode’ in ”Scandalous” OOXML

12.10.07 Does Internet Explorer 8 Have a Web Hijack Plan in Store? If So, Does Novell Help It?

=> Does Internet Explorer 8 Have a Web Hijack Plan in Store? If So, Does Novell Help It?

12.10.07 Microsoft Sends Paid Army to Fight OpenDocument Format in Europe

=> Microsoft Sends Paid Army to Fight OpenDocument Format in Europe

12.11.07 BRM: Bribery Reinforces Monopoly

=> BRM: Bribery Reinforces Monopoly

12.12.07 Signs That Your ‘Open Standard’ is Actually Proprietary

=> Signs That Your ‘Open Standard’ is Actually Proprietary

12.14.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Novell Wins and Deals

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Novell Wins and Deals

12.17.07 The Mono Trap and the Open/Closed Promises

=> The Mono Trap and the Open/Closed Promises

12.18.07 Quick Mention: If There is ‘War’, Microsoft Started It

=> Quick Mention: If There is ‘War’, Microsoft Started It

12.20.07 Have Yourself an OpenDocument Christmas

=> Have Yourself an OpenDocument Christmas

12.21.07 A Patent Reform, Acacia’s Greatest Hits, and the Risk to GNU/Linux

=> A Patent Reform, Acacia’s Greatest Hits, and the Risk to GNU/Linux

12.21.07 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Novell’s Business, Legal, and Development News

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Novell’s Business, Legal, and Development News

12.21.07 OpenDocument Format vs. Microsoft Lobbyists (and Money)

=> OpenDocument Format vs. Microsoft Lobbyists (and Money)

12.23.07 Quick Mention: GPLv3 Adoption Continues at Its Regular Good Pace

=> Quick Mention: GPLv3 Adoption Continues at Its Regular Good Pace

12.26.07 The Absurdity of Software Patents Unseen in a Money-minded World

=> The Absurdity of Software Patents Unseen in a Money-minded World

12.26.07 Patents Roundup: Call for Change and Annihilation of Abuse

=> Patents Roundup: Call for Change and Annihilation of Abuse

12.26.07 Jim Zemlin (Linux Foundation) on Software Patent Trolls, Samsung’s Patent Deal Revisited

=> Jim Zemlin (Linux Foundation) on Software Patent Trolls, Samsung’s Patent Deal Revisited

12.31.07 How Microsoft Operates in China and Parts of Asia

=> How Microsoft Operates in China and Parts of Asia

01.01.08 Wealthy Corporation Master the Art of Hypnosis

=> Wealthy Corporation Master the Art of Hypnosis

01.05.08 Patent News Roundup: Looking Worse Than Better

=> Patent News Roundup: Looking Worse Than Better

01.07.08 Speaking of So-called ‘Conspiracy Theories’ and ‘Coincidences’

=> Speaking of So-called ‘Conspiracy Theories’ and ‘Coincidences’

01.07.08 Patents Roundup: Illustrating the Serious Issue Using Examples

=> Patents Roundup: Illustrating the Serious Issue Using Examples

01.08.08 Quote of the Day: ”Monopolies Are Inherently Anticompetitive”

=> Quote of the Day: ”Monopolies Are Inherently Anticompetitive”

01.10.08 Information Week Busted for Systematic Anti-Linux Agenda

=> Information Week Busted for Systematic Anti-Linux Agenda

01.10.08 Quick Mention: New Connection Between Kyocera Mita and Novell

=> Quick Mention: New Connection Between Kyocera Mita and Novell

01.12.08 More Good News for OpenDocument Format, OOXML Slides Down the Gutter

=> More Good News for OpenDocument Format, OOXML Slides Down the Gutter

01.12.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Dell, Lenovo and Their SUSE Offers

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Dell, Lenovo and Their SUSE Offers

01.13.08 LinuxToday Responses to Novell’s Good News

=> LinuxToday Responses to Novell’s Good News

01.14.08 FCC-Comcast-Microsoft and the Freedom Antagonists Axis?

=> FCC-Comcast-Microsoft and the Freedom Antagonists Axis?

01.15.08 Samsung is Down, Lenovo Disappoints with ‘Microsoft Tax’

=> Samsung is Down, Lenovo Disappoints with ‘Microsoft Tax’

01.16.08 Stirring Things Up from the Inside (Or the ‘Civil War’ Strategy)

=> Stirring Things Up from the Inside (Or the ‘Civil War’ Strategy)

01.16.08 Microsoft May Have Pulled Another SCO

=> Microsoft May Have Pulled Another SCO

01.16.08 Microsoft Bets on Software Patents to Maintain Its Monopoly

=> Microsoft Bets on Software Patents to Maintain Its Monopoly

01.17.08 Quick Mention: Attacking by Proxy

=> Quick Mention: Attacking by Proxy

01.17.08 Novell Vice President Quits, Outlook Grim (Corrected)

=> Novell Vice President Quits, Outlook Grim (Corrected)

01.20.08 ODF Myths — OpenDocument is NOT OpenOffice

=> ODF Myths — OpenDocument is NOT OpenOffice

01.20.08 Patent Concerns Invade GNU/Linux, GPLv3 Offers Remedy

=> Patent Concerns Invade GNU/Linux, GPLv3 Offers Remedy

01.22.08 Quick Mention: Amberwave Works to Establish Patent Reform

=> Quick Mention: Amberwave Works to Establish Patent Reform

01.22.08 Microsoft Proceeds to Attacking ODF-boasting Lotus

=> Microsoft Proceeds to Attacking ODF-boasting Lotus

01.23.08 KOffice and OpenOffice.org Working on OpenDocument Interoperability

=> KOffice and OpenOffice.org Working on OpenDocument Interoperability

01.23.08 Reminder: Support Standards, Reject a Single Company’s Format

=> Reminder: Support Standards, Reject a Single Company’s Format

01.25.08 FUD, Litigation, Unsubstantiated Accusations Against GNU/Linux

=> FUD, Litigation, Unsubstantiated Accusations Against GNU/Linux

01.25.08 Microsoft Conceals Financial Pains Using Money Games (Updatedx2)

=> Microsoft Conceals Financial Pains Using Money Games (Updatedx2)

01.26.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: Miscellaneous Picks from a Quiet Week

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: Miscellaneous Picks from a Quiet Week

01.26.08 ECMA and Microsoft Ignore (‘Dust Off’) Italy’s OOXML Concerns

=> ECMA and Microsoft Ignore (‘Dust Off’) Italy’s OOXML Concerns

01.26.08 Signs That USPTO Should RIP: Company/Individual Patents the Mobile Computer

=> Signs That USPTO Should RIP: Company/Individual Patents the Mobile Computer

01.26.08 Why Choose OOXML?

=> Why Choose OOXML?

01.29.08 Brett Winterford Had Kool-Aid in Redmond (and Then Came ODF FUD)

=> Brett Winterford Had Kool-Aid in Redmond (and Then Came ODF FUD)

01.30.08 Microsoft: “Evangelism is WAR!” as Text (Updated)

=> Microsoft: “Evangelism is WAR!” as Text (Updated)

01.30.08 Geneva’s BRM Had Failed Before It Even Got Started

=> Geneva’s BRM Had Failed Before It Even Got Started

01.30.08 Novell and Microsoft Amass Patents While Free Software Comes Under Fire

=> Novell and Microsoft Amass Patents While Free Software Comes Under Fire

01.30.08 Quote of the Day: Slashdot Users on Novell’s Mono in GNOME

=> Quote of the Day: Slashdot Users on Novell’s Mono in GNOME

01.30.08 Quick Mention: Brett Winterford at It Again (Microsoft Mouthpiece)

=> Quick Mention: Brett Winterford at It Again (Microsoft Mouthpiece)

01.31.08 Microsoft is Once Again Caught Bribing Disgruntled Journalists

=> Microsoft is Once Again Caught Bribing Disgruntled Journalists

01.31.08 Can the Broken OOXML be Rubbished and Microsoft Blobs be Put on Top of ODF Instead?

=> Can the Broken OOXML be Rubbished and Microsoft Blobs be Put on Top of ODF Instead?

02.01.08 Exchange 2007 Seen as Innately Anti-competitive

=> Exchange 2007 Seen as Innately Anti-competitive

02.02.08 Paula Rooney Acknowledges ‘Hijack’ Tactic, Dana Blankenhorn Suggests Forking, Motorola Claims Unaffected

=> Paula Rooney Acknowledges ‘Hijack’ Tactic, Dana Blankenhorn Suggests Forking, Motorola Claims Unaffected

02.02.08 Meet Microsoft: World’s Chief Acquisitions Policeman

=> Meet Microsoft: World’s Chief Acquisitions Policeman

02.02.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Novell’s Partners and Industry Support

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Novell’s Partners and Industry Support

02.02.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE as SLES and SLED; Novell’s Core Business

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE as SLES and SLED; Novell’s Core Business

02.03.08 How ECMA Dropped the Ball with OOXML

=> How ECMA Dropped the Ball with OOXML

02.05.08 New Ballnux-powered Devices from Samsung and LG (Microsoft Sellouts)

=> New Ballnux-powered Devices from Samsung and LG (Microsoft Sellouts)

02.05.08 Rob Weir and Bob Sutor Return to Discussing the OOXML Frauds

=> Rob Weir and Bob Sutor Return to Discussing the OOXML Frauds

02.06.08 Quote of the Day: “Analysts? Gotta Love Them.”

=> Quote of the Day: “Analysts? Gotta Love Them.”

02.06.08 The Windows Security Lie and the ‘Civil War’ Against Torvalds

=> The Windows Security Lie and the ‘Civil War’ Against Torvalds

02.07.08 Microsoft: Oops, We Did it Again (OOXML and Money)

=> Microsoft: Oops, We Did it Again (OOXML and Money)

02.07.08 Microsoft Gets Security Upside-down on OOXML

=> Microsoft Gets Security Upside-down on OOXML

02.08.08 Microsoft’s OOXML Cornered by Antitrust Regulators, Call for Harmonisation

=> Microsoft’s OOXML Cornered by Antitrust Regulators, Call for Harmonisation

02.09.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Novell’s Channel, Legacy and Many Partners

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Novell’s Channel, Legacy and Many Partners

02.11.08 Acacia (with Former Microsoft Employees) is Suing Apple

=> Acacia (with Former Microsoft Employees) is Suing Apple

02.12.08 Microsoft’s Burton Group Asked for an Apology, Other Proxies Explored

=> Microsoft’s Burton Group Asked for an Apology, Other Proxies Explored

02.15.08 Quick Mention: Room for Improvement in Novell’s SLED (via Lenovo)

=> Quick Mention: Room for Improvement in Novell’s SLED (via Lenovo)

02.16.08 Beware the OOXML AstroTurfer: “The Wraith”, “multivac1”, “hAl”, Among Other Nyms

=> Beware the OOXML AstroTurfer: “The Wraith”, “multivac1”, “hAl”, Among Other Nyms

02.16.08 Microsoft Launches “Get the Facts”-esque Smear Campaign Against ODF and OOXML’s Critics

=> Microsoft Launches “Get the Facts”-esque Smear Campaign Against ODF and OOXML’s Critics

02.16.08 Stephen Norris: Why SCO? And Why Now?

=> Stephen Norris: Why SCO? And Why Now?

02.18.08 Microsoft Stacks the Danish Panel Too

=> Microsoft Stacks the Danish Panel Too

02.18.08 OpenDocument Event to Take Place in the Back Yard of the Shenanigans

=> OpenDocument Event to Take Place in the Back Yard of the Shenanigans

02.20.08 If You Live in Australia, Justice Needs Your Help

=> If You Live in Australia, Justice Needs Your Help

02.21.08 Microsoft, Siemens and Phillips Named for Software Patents in Europe

=> Microsoft, Siemens and Phillips Named for Software Patents in Europe

02.21.08 Novell and OOXML

=> Novell and OOXML

02.22.08 Mark Shuttleworth’s Stance on Mono Inside Ubuntu

=> Mark Shuttleworth’s Stance on Mono Inside Ubuntu

02.22.08 More on ‘Microsoft Agents’ Pushing for OOXML (and What Digg.com Teaches Us About Them)

=> More on ‘Microsoft Agents’ Pushing for OOXML (and What Digg.com Teaches Us About Them)

02.23.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Novell Product Releases and Integration

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Novell Product Releases and Integration

02.25.08 Was Thursday’s Non-announcement a Case of Betrayal?

=> Was Thursday’s Non-announcement a Case of Betrayal?

02.25.08 Week of Corruptions :: Day 2 :: Microsoft Takes Over Colombia

=> Week of Corruptions :: Day 2 :: Microsoft Takes Over Colombia

02.26.08 Standards Australia Feet Still on Fire, Microsoft Spin Persists

=> Standards Australia Feet Still on Fire, Microsoft Spin Persists

02.27.08 Citrix Confirms Its Masters Are in Redmond, Xen for Linux is Passe (Updated)

=> Citrix Confirms Its Masters Are in Redmond, Xen for Linux is Passe (Updated)

02.28.08 Week of Corruptions :: Day 4 :: Briberies in Sweden

=> Week of Corruptions :: Day 4 :: Briberies in Sweden

02.28.08 Vint Cerf, Jim Zemlin and Pamela Jones Explain Why They Dislike OOXML

=> Vint Cerf, Jim Zemlin and Pamela Jones Explain Why They Dislike OOXML

02.29.08 Week of OOXML Corruptions Ends, No Causalities Claimed

=> Week of OOXML Corruptions Ends, No Causalities Claimed

03.01.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Novell Products, Partners and Sales

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Novell Products, Partners and Sales

03.03.08 Bob Sutor on the BRM: “Utter and Predictable Embarrassment”; Red Hat Also Chimes In

=> Bob Sutor on the BRM: “Utter and Predictable Embarrassment”; Red Hat Also Chimes In

03.03.08 Microsoft Sends Its Friend ‘Analyst’ Michael Silver to Bat for OOXML?

=> Microsoft Sends Its Friend ‘Analyst’ Michael Silver to Bat for OOXML?

03.03.08 Updates on OpenDocument Format in Europe

=> Updates on OpenDocument Format in Europe

03.03.08 References Roundup: Microsoft’s Financial Situation

=> References Roundup: Microsoft’s Financial Situation

03.04.08 ODF/OOXML: Summary of the Latest News and BRM Reports

=> ODF/OOXML: Summary of the Latest News and BRM Reports

03.05.08 Quick Mention: BRM/Vote Stuffing, Rigging, Stacking and Other OOXML Abuses Come Under Fire

=> Quick Mention: BRM/Vote Stuffing, Rigging, Stacking and Other OOXML Abuses Come Under Fire

03.05.08 Technical Flaws in OOXML and Technical Flaws in ISO (When Subjected to Sheer Abuse)

=> Technical Flaws in OOXML and Technical Flaws in ISO (When Subjected to Sheer Abuse)

03.06.08 Assorted New Reactions to the OOXML BRM, March Vote

=> Assorted New Reactions to the OOXML BRM, March Vote

03.07.08 Quick Mention: Miguel’s Eureka Moment

=> Quick Mention: Miguel’s Eureka Moment

03.08.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: ‘Spillaneous’ Items About Novell

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: ‘Spillaneous’ Items About Novell

03.12.08 Dirty OOXML Tricks Revisited; “Embrace, Extend, Extinguish” Strategy Redefined

=> Dirty OOXML Tricks Revisited; “Embrace, Extend, Extinguish” Strategy Redefined

03.12.08 Breaking Microsoft’s Two-pillar Strategy

=> Breaking Microsoft’s Two-pillar Strategy

03.13.08 When a Novell-funded Foundation Must be Nice to Its Fierce Rival

=> When a Novell-funded Foundation Must be Nice to Its Fierce Rival

03.14.08 OOXML Against ODF a Case of Microsoft Against the Rest of the Industry

=> OOXML Against ODF a Case of Microsoft Against the Rest of the Industry

03.15.08 Microsoft and the Windows-isation of PHP After Zend Deal

=> Microsoft and the Windows-isation of PHP After Zend Deal

03.17.08 Internet Society of New Zealand Comes Out Swinging Against OOXML

=> Internet Society of New Zealand Comes Out Swinging Against OOXML

03.17.08 Is Microsoft Manufacturing a Case Against Open Source Advocates?

=> Is Microsoft Manufacturing a Case Against Open Source Advocates?

03.18.08 Microsoft Carries on Lying and Excluding FOSS with OOXML Software Patents

=> Microsoft Carries on Lying and Excluding FOSS with OOXML Software Patents

03.19.08 Microsoft Invades Eclipse and Java

=> Microsoft Invades Eclipse and Java

03.19.08 More Microsoft OOXML Dirty Tricks: PR Lies

=> More Microsoft OOXML Dirty Tricks: PR Lies

03.20.08 Fraser-Moleketi, South African Minister, Slams OOXML and Software Patents

=> Fraser-Moleketi, South African Minister, Slams OOXML and Software Patents

03.20.08 Keeping Abreast of Microsoft’s Latest Lies About OOXML

=> Keeping Abreast of Microsoft’s Latest Lies About OOXML

03.21.08 The Best Inde(Paid)ent Consultant Money Can Buy

=> The Best Inde(Paid)ent Consultant Money Can Buy

03.21.08 Microsoft Corporation Becomes a Licensing Company, Adopts ‘Leech Strategy’

=> Microsoft Corporation Becomes a Licensing Company, Adopts ‘Leech Strategy’

03.21.08 Why Novell is Bad for Linux: Reason #100 (Virtualisationovell-only)

=> Why Novell is Bad for Linux: Reason #100 (Virtualisationovell-only)

03.21.08 OSI Says OOXML Needs to Die and Sutor Thinks Microsoft’s Search is Broken by Design

=> OSI Says OOXML Needs to Die and Sutor Thinks Microsoft’s Search is Broken by Design

03.21.08 Patents Roundup: High Court Imposes a USPTO on the UK-IPO, INNOVA~1 Goes Backwards

=> Patents Roundup: High Court Imposes a USPTO on the UK-IPO, INNOVA~1 Goes Backwards

03.23.08 Document Freedom Day Coming Shortly with Plenty of Support

=> Document Freedom Day Coming Shortly with Plenty of Support

03.23.08 What OOXML Manipulations Will Microsoft Have in Store for Poland This Time Around? (Updated)

=> What OOXML Manipulations Will Microsoft Have in Store for Poland This Time Around? (Updated)

03.24.08 Summary of Mono’s Danger to GNU/Linux and the Free Desktop

=> Summary of Mono’s Danger to GNU/Linux and the Free Desktop

03.25.08 Microsoft Lobbyist from ECMA Goes Batting for OOXML

=> Microsoft Lobbyist from ECMA Goes Batting for OOXML

03.27.08 Bill Gates Makes Phonecalls Again (Politics for Derailing ODF)

=> Bill Gates Makes Phonecalls Again (Politics for Derailing ODF)

03.28.08 Brazil Spills the Beans on OOXML, BRM; India’s Story Told Again

=> Brazil Spills the Beans on OOXML, BRM; India’s Story Told Again

03.28.08 OOXML Roundup; BSI’s Sellout Did Not Go Unnoticed

=> OOXML Roundup; BSI’s Sellout Did Not Go Unnoticed

03.28.08 OOXML Believed to be on Path to a Loss at ISO (ITNews) (Updated)

=> OOXML Believed to be on Path to a Loss at ISO (ITNews) (Updated)

03.29.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: BrainShare 2008 and GWAVA Catchup

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: BrainShare 2008 and GWAVA Catchup

03.29.08 Novell is Failing in the Past and Failing at Present Also

=> Novell is Failing in the Past and Failing at Present Also

03.29.08 OOXML Force-feeding Still a Wait-and-Watch Game

=> OOXML Force-feeding Still a Wait-and-Watch Game

04.01.08 Hewlett-Packard Does Microsoft’s Dirty Job Again, Lobbies for the Monopoly

=> Hewlett-Packard Does Microsoft’s Dirty Job Again, Lobbies for the Monopoly

04.01.08 The World Sighs as ISO Becomes Irrelevant

=> The World Sighs as ISO Becomes Irrelevant

04.02.08 Microsoft’s Abuse of ISO Made a Lot of Sworn Enemies

=> Microsoft’s Abuse of ISO Made a Lot of Sworn Enemies

04.03.08 Another Hopeful ‘Prophecy’ From the Gartner Group(‘s Paying Clients)

=> Another Hopeful ‘Prophecy’ From the Gartner Group(‘s Paying Clients)

04.03.08 Discrediting Legitimate Critics with Reimposed Problems, Derogatory Labels

=> Discrediting Legitimate Critics with Reimposed Problems, Derogatory Labels

04.03.08 Final Decision on OOXML (at ISO Level) Still Two Months Away

=> Final Decision on OOXML (at ISO Level) Still Two Months Away

04.04.08 More Failures of ISO and Failures of US Regulators

=> More Failures of ISO and Failures of US Regulators

04.04.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: ZENworks, Richard Whitehead, DR-DOS, Bomgar and Honeywell

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: ZENworks, Richard Whitehead, DR-DOS, Bomgar and Honeywell

04.07.08 The Somewhat Overlooked Menaces of OOXML, Demonstrated by News

=> The Somewhat Overlooked Menaces of OOXML, Demonstrated by News

04.08.08 Patents World: A World Morbidly Obsessed with Money

=> Patents World: A World Morbidly Obsessed with Money

04.08.08 When Microsoft Shenanigans and Novell Stomp on Your Open Standards

=> When Microsoft Shenanigans and Novell Stomp on Your Open Standards

04.09.08 Signs of Progress for OpenDocument Format, Microsoft-imposed Disinformation Abound

=> Signs of Progress for OpenDocument Format, Microsoft-imposed Disinformation Abound

04.10.08 Linux Foundation, Please Stop Feeding the Shills

=> Linux Foundation, Please Stop Feeding the Shills

04.12.08 OpenDocument Format Already a Winner in Brazil, Philippines Named for OOXML Irregularities

=> OpenDocument Format Already a Winner in Brazil, Philippines Named for OOXML Irregularities

04.12.08 The Linux Foundation, OSI and the Neglected Values of Freedom

=> The Linux Foundation, OSI and the Neglected Values of Freedom

04.13.08 Patents Roundup: Abstract Ideas and Perceptual Monopolies

=> Patents Roundup: Abstract Ideas and Perceptual Monopolies

04.14.08 Microsoft Linux/MSN/OOXML/Software Patent Partners: Down from 4 to Just 3 Any Time Soon?

=> Microsoft Linux/MSN/OOXML/Software Patent Partners: Down from 4 to Just 3 Any Time Soon?

04.16.08 Why ISO and Microsoft Will Share a Bad Headache Until June

=> Why ISO and Microsoft Will Share a Bad Headache Until June

04.18.08 It’s Almost Official: ISO is Controlled by Microsoft, by Insiders

=> It’s Almost Official: ISO is Controlled by Microsoft, by Insiders

04.19.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Linux Announcements and SUSE Linux Business at Novell (Corrected)

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Linux Announcements and SUSE Linux Business at Novell (Corrected)

04.20.08 ISO Maxes Up Damage Control, OOXML Storm Looming

=> ISO Maxes Up Damage Control, OOXML Storm Looming

04.20.08 Government Delegate Compares Microsoft Methods to “Scientology Cult”

=> Government Delegate Compares Microsoft Methods to “Scientology Cult”

04.21.08 The Linux Foundation and Novell (Plus Microsoft)

=> The Linux Foundation and Novell (Plus Microsoft)

04.24.08 Microsoft No Longer Able to Hide Financial Decline, More Losses to GNU/Linux in Russia

=> Microsoft No Longer Able to Hide Financial Decline, More Losses to GNU/Linux in Russia

04.24.08 What If Red Hat Bought SuSE Instead of a Microsoft Partner?

=> What If Red Hat Bought SuSE Instead of a Microsoft Partner?

04.26.08 Microsoft’s Death Row of Standards and Why W3C Must Be Careful

=> Microsoft’s Death Row of Standards and Why W3C Must Be Careful

04.27.08 Open Invention Network (OIN) Gets New Leadership, Other Software Patents News

=> Open Invention Network (OIN) Gets New Leadership, Other Software Patents News

04.28.08 Novell+Ximian=SLED.NET, Sun+Java=SuSE GNU/Linux/Solaris

=> Novell+Ximian=SLED.NET, Sun+Java=SuSE GNU/Linux/Solaris

04.29.08 Quoteworthy: Taking SuSE Back from Novell and Procurement Laws from ISO’s Influence

=> Quoteworthy: Taking SuSE Back from Novell and Procurement Laws from ISO’s Influence

04.30.08 Of OpenSUSE, Xandros, and Microsoft…

=> Of OpenSUSE, Xandros, and Microsoft…

04.30.08 Wither Web Standards? (The Adobe and Microsoft Threat)

=> Wither Web Standards? (The Adobe and Microsoft Threat)

05.03.08 Criticise OOXML or Microsoft Corruption, Receive Libel

=> Criticise OOXML or Microsoft Corruption, Receive Libel

05.03.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: Various Bits and Bobs from the Past Week

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: Various Bits and Bobs from the Past Week

05.03.08 Week of SCO/Novell in Court Culminates in Novell ‘Pulling an SCO’

=> Week of SCO/Novell in Court Culminates in Novell ‘Pulling an SCO’

05.04.08 Marriages of Inconvenience

=> Marriages of Inconvenience

05.05.08 Quick Mention: Latest OOXML Process Abuse Now Confirmed

=> Quick Mention: Latest OOXML Process Abuse Now Confirmed

05.06.08 Is SCO and Its Anti-Linux Agenda Relocated to Microsoft Headquarters?

=> Is SCO and Its Anti-Linux Agenda Relocated to Microsoft Headquarters?

05.06.08 Jumping for Dollars to Secure Microsoft Lock-in (Latest Possible Examples)

=> Jumping for Dollars to Secure Microsoft Lock-in (Latest Possible Examples)

05.08.08 Novell’s Hierarchy of Needs

=> Novell’s Hierarchy of Needs

05.09.08 Software Patents, Microsoft Trolls and Intellectual Monopoly Miscellany

=> Software Patents, Microsoft Trolls and Intellectual Monopoly Miscellany

05.10.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Novell’s Business Activities, Bar SUSE and GNU/Linux

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Novell’s Business Activities, Bar SUSE and GNU/Linux

05.10.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Novell’s GNU/Linux (SUSE) Business and Some New Videos

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Novell’s GNU/Linux (SUSE) Business and Some New Videos

05.14.08 Q: How Can Microsoft Make Windows Less Expensive Than GNU/Linux?

=> Q: How Can Microsoft Make Windows Less Expensive Than GNU/Linux?

05.16.08 Dennis Byron Loses It (Updatedx2)

=> Dennis Byron Loses It (Updatedx2)

05.16.08 How Microsoft Uses Novell to Fight GNU/Linux, Xen to Fight VMWare and GNU/Linux

=> How Microsoft Uses Novell to Fight GNU/Linux, Xen to Fight VMWare and GNU/Linux

05.17.08 Interesting Old Document About Microsoft’s Vapourware Tactics

=> Interesting Old Document About Microsoft’s Vapourware Tactics

05.21.08 Kicking Novell Out of the Mainframes

=> Kicking Novell Out of the Mainframes

05.24.08 Novell and Microsoft as Virtualisation Partners, Collecting/Colocating Assets and Companies

=> Novell and Microsoft as Virtualisation Partners, Collecting/Colocating Assets and Companies

05.24.08 OOXML Incidents Index: From A to C

=> OOXML Incidents Index: From A to C

05.25.08 OOXML Incidents Index: From Denmark to Greece

=> OOXML Incidents Index: From Denmark to Greece

05.26.08 OOXML Incidents Index: From Hungary to Jordan

=> OOXML Incidents Index: From Hungary to Jordan

05.26.08 OOXML Incidents Index: From Kenya to Norway

=> OOXML Incidents Index: From Kenya to Norway

05.26.08 OOXML Incidents Index: From Pakistan to Syria

=> OOXML Incidents Index: From Pakistan to Syria

05.26.08 OOXML Incidents Index: From Thailand to Vietnam

=> OOXML Incidents Index: From Thailand to Vietnam

06.02.08 Microsoft Still Has Too Much Control Over the ISO Process

=> Microsoft Still Has Too Much Control Over the ISO Process

06.04.08 As Punishment for OOXML Scandals Looms, Microsoft Starts Playing Politics

=> As Punishment for OOXML Scandals Looms, Microsoft Starts Playing Politics

06.07.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Award, Anniversary and Other Positives

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Award, Anniversary and Other Positives

06.07.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: OpenSUSE 11 Evaluations, Pre-orders

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: OpenSUSE 11 Evaluations, Pre-orders

06.08.08 Trojan Horses Made of Lucid Glass

=> Trojan Horses Made of Lucid Glass

06.10.08 Decision on OOXML: Potentially Months Ahead

=> Decision on OOXML: Potentially Months Ahead

06.10.08 The OOXML Fiasco: Updates from 3 Countries That Protested

=> The OOXML Fiasco: Updates from 3 Countries That Protested

06.11.08 The Choice Between Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Linux

=> The Choice Between Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Linux

06.14.08 Does Novell Rave Before Its Fall?

=> Does Novell Rave Before Its Fall?

06.15.08 Trend Micro Soft Patent Against Lower-cost Competition

=> Trend Micro Soft Patent Against Lower-cost Competition

06.16.08 Microsoft Takes Experiments with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 a Little Further

=> Microsoft Takes Experiments with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 a Little Further

06.18.08 OOXML Cover-up, ODF Adoption is Up

=> OOXML Cover-up, ODF Adoption is Up

06.19.08 Reader’s Take on OpenDocument Foundation and Microsoft (Updatedx3)

=> Reader’s Take on OpenDocument Foundation and Microsoft (Updatedx3)

06.20.08 Microsoft Says It Has Lost the Battle for Documents Lock-in

=> Microsoft Says It Has Lost the Battle for Documents Lock-in

06.21.08 Bill Gates and His Press Rewrite History Amid Semi-retirement

=> Bill Gates and His Press Rewrite History Amid Semi-retirement

06.21.08 How Microsoft Became More Frail

=> How Microsoft Became More Frail

06.21.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE (SLED/SLED/OES) Progress

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE (SLED/SLED/OES) Progress

06.22.08 Microsoft Jack: “Tilt Lotus Into the Death Spiral” Was Humour (Updated)

=> Microsoft Jack: “Tilt Lotus Into the Death Spiral” Was Humour (Updated)

06.24.08 Microsoft’s Open Source Land Grab Continues

=> Microsoft’s Open Source Land Grab Continues

06.24.08 Trend Micro’s SCO-esque Business Model Backfires, Acacia Sued for Defamation

=> Trend Micro’s SCO-esque Business Model Backfires, Acacia Sued for Defamation

06.25.08 Simon Phipps Has No Idea How Badly Sun ”Screwed Up“

=> Simon Phipps Has No Idea How Badly Sun ”Screwed Up“

06.27.08 Free Software Exploitation: Novell’s Poor Business Strategy

=> Free Software Exploitation: Novell’s Poor Business Strategy

06.27.08 It Must Be Official: The USPTO is (Brain) Dead

=> It Must Be Official: The USPTO is (Brain) Dead

06.28.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Novell’s Upgrade, Buybacks, PlateSpin, Security, and Identity

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Novell’s Upgrade, Buybacks, PlateSpin, Security, and Identity

06.28.08 ODF ‘Conquers’ the Web; OOXML Abuses Revisited

=> ODF ‘Conquers’ the Web; OOXML Abuses Revisited

07.02.08 Microsoft Lobbyists Abound for Software Patents in Europe

=> Microsoft Lobbyists Abound for Software Patents in Europe

07.03.08 News Roundup: When Software Patents Backfire

=> News Roundup: When Software Patents Backfire

07.04.08 Links – Independence Day: K|X*Ubuntu 8.04.1 Released; Dangers of Proprietary SaaS Revisited

=> Links – Independence Day: K|X*Ubuntu 8.04.1 Released; Dangers of Proprietary SaaS Revisited

07.04.08 OpenDocument on a Roll (Next Stop: Uruguay)

=> OpenDocument on a Roll (Next Stop: Uruguay)

07.05.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Novell SUSE and Xandros for Business as Usual

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Novell SUSE and Xandros for Business as Usual

07.07.08 GMOME, OpenLogic, and the Microsoft Connection

=> GMOME, OpenLogic, and the Microsoft Connection

07.09.08 Embargo, Ignore Microsoft-Controlled ISO

=> Embargo, Ignore Microsoft-Controlled ISO

07.12.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Quiet Week in Utah Valley

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Quiet Week in Utah Valley

07.14.08 Joe Barr Knew Microsoft’s Tactics All Too Well

=> Joe Barr Knew Microsoft’s Tactics All Too Well

07.14.08 Another Small Defeat for Software Patents (and Win for Free Software) in the US

=> Another Small Defeat for Software Patents (and Win for Free Software) in the US

07.15.08 Novell Loses Business to Its ‘Partner’ Microsoft

=> Novell Loses Business to Its ‘Partner’ Microsoft

07.16.08 Red Hat’s Legal Department Was ‘Closed-Source’

=> Red Hat’s Legal Department Was ‘Closed-Source’

07.17.08 Alex Brown Deceives on Microsoft OOXML

=> Alex Brown Deceives on Microsoft OOXML

07.17.08 Why Microsoft Resorts to Dirty Tricks with Virtualisation

=> Why Microsoft Resorts to Dirty Tricks with Virtualisation

07.18.08 Press Coverage of SCO: Latest Summary

=> Press Coverage of SCO: Latest Summary

07.19.08 Microsoft on AstroTurfing in USENET Newsgroups

=> Microsoft on AstroTurfing in USENET Newsgroups

07.19.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: The Non-Free Side of Novell

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: The Non-Free Side of Novell

07.20.08 Microsoft Sued Over Patents Again, Linus Complains, USPTO Welcomes P2P[atent]

=> Microsoft Sued Over Patents Again, Linus Complains, USPTO Welcomes P2P[atent

07.21.08 Quick Mention: Richard Stallman Explains Software Patents in New Interview

=> Quick Mention: Richard Stallman Explains Software Patents in New Interview

07.22.08 Intellectual Monopolists Unite

=> Intellectual Monopolists Unite

07.23.08 One Small Patent Step: “There Needs to Be a Device”

=> One Small Patent Step: “There Needs to Be a Device”

07.26.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: Miscellaneous Novell News Items

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: Miscellaneous Novell News Items

07.26.08 SCO’s Debt to Novell and Sun’s Debt to Novell?

=> SCO’s Debt to Novell and Sun’s Debt to Novell?

07.28.08 Another Tough Weekend for Microsoft

=> Another Tough Weekend for Microsoft

07.28.08 A Turning Point for Software Patents? (Video)

=> A Turning Point for Software Patents? (Video)

07.31.08 Perens on Microsoft Crimes: From SCO to OOXML

=> Perens on Microsoft Crimes: From SCO to OOXML

08.01.08 Never Let Them See You Sweat, Steve

=> Never Let Them See You Sweat, Steve

08.02.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: OpenSUSE 11.1 on People’s PCs, Events Behind and Ahead

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: OpenSUSE 11.1 on People’s PCs, Events Behind and Ahead

08.02.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: Quiet Week Ahead of LinuxWorld’s Novell Press Releases

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: Quiet Week Ahead of LinuxWorld’s Novell Press Releases

08.05.08 When All Merits Fail, Use an Intellectual Monopoly

=> When All Merits Fail, Use an Intellectual Monopoly

08.07.08 Bad Software Patents, System, Microsoft — A Roundup

=> Bad Software Patents, System, Microsoft — A Roundup

08.07.08 Novell’s Mono in Microsoft’s Clouds

=> Novell’s Mono in Microsoft’s Clouds

08.08.08 What Borland Can Teach Critics About Novell

=> What Borland Can Teach Critics About Novell

08.08.08 Dirty Tricks by Proxy (Against GNU/Linux)

=> Dirty Tricks by Proxy (Against GNU/Linux)

08.09.08 Dangerous by Association

=> Dangerous by Association

08.09.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Minor OpenSUSE News

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Minor OpenSUSE News

08.09.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: SUSE, SCO and Xandros

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: SUSE, SCO and Xandros

08.10.08 Interesting Document About Microsoft’s Injuries to Industry, Using Vapourware

=> Interesting Document About Microsoft’s Injuries to Industry, Using Vapourware

08.10.08 Software Patents: India, OIN, the Trolls, and the Monopolists

=> Software Patents: India, OIN, the Trolls, and the Monopolists

08.14.08 Novell: From OOXML Opposer to OOXML Embracer (a Post-Sellout Novell)

=> Novell: From OOXML Opposer to OOXML Embracer (a Post-Sellout Novell)

08.16.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SCO, GWAVA, and Some Minor Developments

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SCO, GWAVA, and Some Minor Developments

08.16.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: SUSE, Xandros, and Turbolinux Catch-up

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: SUSE, Xandros, and Turbolinux Catch-up

08.17.08 Protest in India Against Software Patents

=> Protest in India Against Software Patents

08.18.08 ISO Pegged Its Own Vote to Shelter Microsoft OOXML

=> ISO Pegged Its Own Vote to Shelter Microsoft OOXML

08.19.08 OEM Tactics: Lessons to Learn from BeOS About GNU/Linux

=> OEM Tactics: Lessons to Learn from BeOS About GNU/Linux

08.19.08 Patents Roundup: Open Invention Network, Subpixel Hinting, and Patent Trolls

=> Patents Roundup: Open Invention Network, Subpixel Hinting, and Patent Trolls

08.20.08 Microsoft’s Darkest Crimes Remain Undiscovered, Unavailable

=> Microsoft’s Darkest Crimes Remain Undiscovered, Unavailable

08.20.08 Microsoft Tries Casting “Open Source” as “Open APIs”

=> Microsoft Tries Casting “Open Source” as “Open APIs”

08.22.08 Non-compete, By Association

=> Non-compete, By Association

08.22.08 Who is Promoting Mono Anyway?

=> Who is Promoting Mono Anyway?

08.23.08 SCO Roundup: Novell Litigation, Money from Me Inc Software

=> SCO Roundup: Novell Litigation, Money from Me Inc Software

08.24.08 Patents Roundup: Microsoft Sued, Health Care Weighs in, McCreevy Denounced

=> Patents Roundup: Microsoft Sued, Health Care Weighs in, McCreevy Denounced

08.24.08 Microsoft Shills Index: Under Construction

=> Microsoft Shills Index: Under Construction

08.25.08 Novell & Microsoft: Go Away “Standards”, Welcome “Interoperability” Instead

=> Novell & Microsoft: Go Away “Standards”, Welcome “Interoperability” Instead

08.25.08 Watch Out, OASIS

=> Watch Out, OASIS

08.29.08 Eye on Microsoft: Intel Collaborations, Dumping, and Search Redux

=> Eye on Microsoft: Intel Collaborations, Dumping, and Search Redux

08.29.08 How Much Did Novell Fool Wall Street This Time Around?

=> How Much Did Novell Fool Wall Street This Time Around?

08.30.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: SCO, Legacy, and Local Events

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: SCO, Legacy, and Local Events

08.30.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE Minutes, Turbolinux Releases

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE Minutes, Turbolinux Releases

08.30.08 Opening the Door to Linux in the Enterprise Using Vendor-independent Formats

=> Opening the Door to Linux in the Enterprise Using Vendor-independent Formats

09.01.08 Another Microsoft Shill: Americans for Technology Leadership (ATL)

=> Another Microsoft Shill: Americans for Technology Leadership (ATL)

09.01.08 Novell’s Stock Options Scandal Just Weeks Before Deal with Microsoft

=> Novell’s Stock Options Scandal Just Weeks Before Deal with Microsoft

09.06.08 IDG, IDC, and Microsoft Money on Their Table (Updated)

=> IDG, IDC, and Microsoft Money on Their Table (Updated)

09.06.08 Novell Still Playing Microsoft’s Jester

=> Novell Still Playing Microsoft’s Jester

09.07.08 Novell Received “Tens of Millions of Dollars” from Microsoft/Caldera Settlement

=> Novell Received “Tens of Millions of Dollars” from Microsoft/Caldera Settlement

09.08.08 Stock Market.NET: Fail

=> Stock Market.NET: Fail

09.10.08 A Loss for Ballnux is Not a Loss for GNU/Linux

=> A Loss for Ballnux is Not a Loss for GNU/Linux

09.12.08 Eye on Microsoft: More Shutdowns, Standards Illness, and Technical Failures

=> Eye on Microsoft: More Shutdowns, Standards Illness, and Technical Failures

09.12.08 Hiring Corporate Poison

=> Hiring Corporate Poison

09.15.08 Companies That Fear GNU/Linux Versus Companies That Don’t

=> Companies That Fear GNU/Linux Versus Companies That Don’t

09.19.08 The EPO Crisis and Microsoft’s Patent Trolls

=> The EPO Crisis and Microsoft’s Patent Trolls

09.20.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE and Ron Hovsepian at Interop

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE and Ron Hovsepian at Interop

09.20.08 More Microsoft Patent Trolls, Extortions, and SCO

=> More Microsoft Patent Trolls, Extortions, and SCO

09.21.08 Microsoft Still Takes Business Away from Novell

=> Microsoft Still Takes Business Away from Novell

09.22.08 Eye on Microsoft: Marketing Problems and Dumping

=> Eye on Microsoft: Marketing Problems and Dumping

09.22.08 Microsoft OOXML and Office is Windows-Only

=> Microsoft OOXML and Office is Windows-Only

09.23.08 Microsoft with/against VMware, with/against standards

=> Microsoft with/against VMware, with/against standards

09.30.08 OOXML Scandal, Part 1001: ISO/IEC ‘Only’ 6 Months Late, Still Secretive

=> OOXML Scandal, Part 1001: ISO/IEC ‘Only’ 6 Months Late, Still Secretive

09.30.08 Report on ODF Adoption, OpenOffice.org Reaches RC3

=> Report on ODF Adoption, OpenOffice.org Reaches RC3

10.01.08 Patents and Evil… Evil that Ruins Economies

=> Patents and Evil… Evil that Ruins Economies

10.01.08 Interview with Richard Stallman, Founding Father of Free Software

=> Interview with Richard Stallman, Founding Father of Free Software

10.02.08 Novell Befriends Microsoft, Attacks Red Hat and Ubuntu

=> Novell Befriends Microsoft, Attacks Red Hat and Ubuntu

10.02.08 OOXML Leaked: The Stuff ISO Doesn’t Want You to Have (Updatedx9)

=> OOXML Leaked: The Stuff ISO Doesn’t Want You to Have (Updatedx9)

10.04.08 Who’s Bugging Google and Apple? (Updatedx2)

=> Who’s Bugging Google and Apple? (Updatedx2)

10.04.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Two Weeks of (Mostly) Proprietary Novell Technology

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Two Weeks of (Mostly) Proprietary Novell Technology

10.05.08 The Return of Vista Collusions: Will Ballmer be Deposed Soon?

=> The Return of Vista Collusions: Will Ballmer be Deposed Soon?

10.06.08 ISO Fallout, ODF Uprise

=> ISO Fallout, ODF Uprise

10.07.08 It’s Official: ISO Committee Captured by Vendor Microsoft Corporation

=> It’s Official: ISO Committee Captured by Vendor Microsoft Corporation

10.08.08 Microsoft-stuffed SC34 is Open… About Its Plan to Hijack ODF

=> Microsoft-stuffed SC34 is Open… About Its Plan to Hijack ODF

10.10.08 Who’s Afraid of MicrISOsoft? The European Commission

=> Who’s Afraid of MicrISOsoft? The European Commission

10.11.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SCO Litigation Update, Few Products News

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SCO Litigation Update, Few Products News

10.14.08 ODF, New OpenOffice.org off to a Great Start, Despite Novell’s ‘Sabotage’ Attempts

=> ODF, New OpenOffice.org off to a Great Start, Despite Novell’s ‘Sabotage’ Attempts

10.15.08 Links: OpenOffice.org 3.0 and OpenDocument Format

=> Links: OpenOffice.org 3.0 and OpenDocument Format

10.18.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Novell Buys Its Way Into Managed Growth

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Novell Buys Its Way Into Managed Growth

10.18.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Miscellaneous Novell News

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part IV: Miscellaneous Novell News

10.18.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE (SLES|SLED) Deployments

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE (SLES|SLED) Deployments

10.20.08 Quick Mention: Return of the “Alpha-lunatic”

=> Quick Mention: Return of the “Alpha-lunatic”

10.22.08 Microsoft Influence on Ireland and the United Kingdom

=> Microsoft Influence on Ireland and the United Kingdom

10.23.08 Rumour: Bill Gates Could Develop/Foster Yet Another Patent Troll, Maybe Lobby

=> Rumour: Bill Gates Could Develop/Foster Yet Another Patent Troll, Maybe Lobby

10.24.08 Novell Markets Its OpenOffice.org Fork Using Patents-Encumbered Microsoft Add-ons

=> Novell Markets Its OpenOffice.org Fork Using Patents-Encumbered Microsoft Add-ons

10.24.08 Symbian is Not About Freedom, It’s About DRM and Software Patents (Update)

=> Symbian is Not About Freedom, It’s About DRM and Software Patents (Update)

10.25.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Business Around SUSE (SLE*) and Xandros

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Business Around SUSE (SLE*) and Xandros

10.26.08 Microsoft Q1 2009: The Things Microsoft Does Not Tell About Its Continued Decline

=> Microsoft Q1 2009: The Things Microsoft Does Not Tell About Its Continued Decline

10.29.08 More Interesting Prebundling Moves

=> More Interesting Prebundling Moves

10.30.08 Reader’s Proposal for Combating Free Software-hostile Patents

=> Reader’s Proposal for Combating Free Software-hostile Patents

10.30.08 Failing SCO, Microsoft Eyes EU and Software Patents

=> Failing SCO, Microsoft Eyes EU and Software Patents

11.01.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Legacy, Mail, and Partnerships

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Legacy, Mail, and Partnerships

11.01.08 Patent Problems: Google Unresolved, Bilski Resolved, EPO to be Resolved?

=> Patent Problems: Google Unresolved, Bilski Resolved, EPO to be Resolved?

11.01.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE and Lenovo, Few Xandros Bits

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE and Lenovo, Few Xandros Bits

11.04.08 Xandros, Brought to You by Microsoft Show

=> Xandros, Brought to You by Microsoft Show

11.05.08 OOXML Convenor Might be Shooting the Messenger (Groklaw)

=> OOXML Convenor Might be Shooting the Messenger (Groklaw)

11.08.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Almost Eventless Week for Novell

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Almost Eventless Week for Novell

11.08.08 Is Microsoft Phasing Out Novell or Actually Helping It?

=> Is Microsoft Phasing Out Novell or Actually Helping It?

11.09.08 Big Step in the Right Direction for Software Patenting in the US

=> Big Step in the Right Direction for Software Patenting in the US

11.13.08 Patents Roundup: Microsoft, re Bilski and Reform

=> Patents Roundup: Microsoft, re Bilski and Reform

11.14.08 IDG/IDC Does Microsoft’s Revisionism to Deny Crimes

=> IDG/IDC Does Microsoft’s Revisionism to Deny Crimes

11.15.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Novell Report, Schmidtism and More

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Novell Report, Schmidtism and More

11.15.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SLES, SLERT, HPC, SLED, and Xandros

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SLES, SLERT, HPC, SLED, and Xandros

11.17.08 Patents Roundup: Better Days Ahead, Lawyer Ignorance/Greed Prevails

=> Patents Roundup: Better Days Ahead, Lawyer Ignorance/Greed Prevails

11.18.08 Novell Information, in the Words of Anivar Aravind

=> Novell Information, in the Words of Anivar Aravind

11.18.08 Quick Mention: Good Explanation of the Mono Problem

=> Quick Mention: Good Explanation of the Mono Problem

11.19.08 Analyst Lies and Novell Business Growth

=> Analyst Lies and Novell Business Growth

11.22.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: GroupWise 8 and Some Very Minor Things

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: GroupWise 8 and Some Very Minor Things

11.23.08 SCO: Always Losing Redundant Court Cases, But Winning Mysterious Funds

=> SCO: Always Losing Redundant Court Cases, But Winning Mysterious Funds

11.24.08 Bilski Case Working Against Patent Trolls and Against Software Patents — Already

=> Bilski Case Working Against Patent Trolls and Against Software Patents — Already

11.25.08 No Lessons Learned by ISO?

=> No Lessons Learned by ISO?

11.26.08 RPX: Another Massive Patent Troll?

=> RPX: Another Massive Patent Troll?

11.28.08 More Microsoft Abuses in Italy and Europe

=> More Microsoft Abuses in Italy and Europe

11.28.08 Novell Linux: Another Platform (as in Kernel) for Windows?

=> Novell Linux: Another Platform (as in Kernel) for Windows?

11.28.08 Respecting AstroTurfers?

=> Respecting AstroTurfers?

11.29.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Managed Objects Managed by Novell, Identity Management, and Lots More

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Managed Objects Managed by Novell, Identity Management, and Lots More

11.29.08 SCO Death Watch

=> SCO Death Watch

12.02.08 Patents Roundup: From Microsoft’s Trolls to Obama Policies

=> Patents Roundup: From Microsoft’s Trolls to Obama Policies

12.06.08 As Search Bribery Fails, Microsoft Turns to More Agitation and Proxy-Fighting

=> As Search Bribery Fails, Microsoft Turns to More Agitation and Proxy-Fighting

12.06.08 Bill Gates ‘Helps’ the Next United States President

=> Bill Gates ‘Helps’ the Next United States President

12.06.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: SCO, Virtualisation (PlateSpin) and Some GroupWise

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: SCO, Virtualisation (PlateSpin) and Some GroupWise

12.06.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE Galore.. SLES, SLED, SLEPS, and OES

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: SUSE Galore.. SLES, SLED, SLEPS, and OES

12.07.08 Novell’s Financial Results for Q4: Synopsis

=> Novell’s Financial Results for Q4: Synopsis

12.08.08 The Many Signs That GNU/Linux Grew Significantly in 2007 – Part 1

=> The Many Signs That GNU/Linux Grew Significantly in 2007 – Part 1

12.09.08 The Many Signs That GNU/Linux Grew Significantly in 2007 – Part 2

=> The Many Signs That GNU/Linux Grew Significantly in 2007 – Part 2

12.10.08 Economics, Trolls, and Software Patentability Revisited

=> Economics, Trolls, and Software Patentability Revisited

12.10.08 The Patent System is Broken.. and How NOT to Fix It

=> The Patent System is Broken.. and How NOT to Fix It

12.10.08 ODF Alliance Newsletter – 10 December 2008

=> ODF Alliance Newsletter – 10 December 2008

12.11.08 Linux Defenders: Obeying — Not Challenging — a Broken System

=> Linux Defenders: Obeying — Not Challenging — a Broken System

12.12.08 World’s Computing Thugs Fight Governments and Continents

=> World’s Computing Thugs Fight Governments and Continents

12.12.08 Novell Slides Days After the Financial Results

=> Novell Slides Days After the Financial Results

12.13.08 Patents Roundup: Pools, Apple, Google and Obama Appointment

=> Patents Roundup: Pools, Apple, Google and Obama Appointment

12.14.08 Stop Press: Novell Critics Are Not Religious Fanatics

=> Stop Press: Novell Critics Are Not Religious Fanatics

12.15.08 Microsoft Under the Scalpel

=> Microsoft Under the Scalpel

12.15.08 Microsoft Appoints Robert Duffner to Fight Freedom and Harm GNU/Linux

=> Microsoft Appoints Robert Duffner to Fight Freedom and Harm GNU/Linux

12.15.08 How Software Patents Impede Standards and GNU/Linux Development

=> How Software Patents Impede Standards and GNU/Linux Development

12.17.08 OpenDocument Gains Traction, So the Redmond Bully Returns

=> OpenDocument Gains Traction, So the Redmond Bully Returns

12.20.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Finance, People, and Partners

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Finance, People, and Partners

12.20.08 How Microsoft Intercepts Critics Using Libel

=> How Microsoft Intercepts Critics Using Libel

12.20.08 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: Big Week of OpenSUSE 11.1

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: Big Week of OpenSUSE 11.1

12.21.08 Patents Roundup (US): Apple Sued, Government Intervenes, Patents Killed by Bilski

=> Patents Roundup (US): Apple Sued, Government Intervenes, Patents Killed by Bilski

12.22.08 Microsoft EEE

=> Microsoft EEE

12.24.08 Links Xmas Eve: Red Hat Leaps, Garmin Picks Android

=> Links Xmas Eve: Red Hat Leaps, Garmin Picks Android

12.27.08 How Microsoft Discourages Use of Competitors’ Products

=> How Microsoft Discourages Use of Competitors’ Products

12.27.08 Former Microsoft Shill Openly Confesses, Alleges Microsoft Still Does This

=> Former Microsoft Shill Openly Confesses, Alleges Microsoft Still Does This

12.27.08 Microsoft’s Proprietary Web ‘Extensions’ Already Harm GNU/Linux, Rival Web Browsers

=> Microsoft’s Proprietary Web ‘Extensions’ Already Harm GNU/Linux, Rival Web Browsers

12.27.08 The End of an Era (SCO), The Beginning of Another (Microsoft & Patents)

=> The End of an Era (SCO), The Beginning of Another (Microsoft & Patents)

01.01.09 Microsoft History of Exploiting Free Labour Repeats Itself

=> Microsoft History of Exploiting Free Labour Repeats Itself

01.02.09 Linux Scrutiny Awakens an Interesting Science of Battling by Proxy

=> Linux Scrutiny Awakens an Interesting Science of Battling by Proxy

01.02.09 Gary M. Stewart (aka “Flatfish”) About Microsoft AstroTurfing: “It’s made me A LOT of money….”

=> Gary M. Stewart (aka “Flatfish”) About Microsoft AstroTurfing: “It’s made me A LOT of money….”

01.03.09 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Legacy, Virtualisation, and Memories from Novell

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part II: Legacy, Virtualisation, and Memories from Novell

01.03.09 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: OpenSUSE… Plus a Little Bit of SLED and Xandros

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part I: OpenSUSE… Plus a Little Bit of SLED and Xandros

01.03.09 SCO News Roundup

=> SCO News Roundup

01.04.09 Is Microsoft ‘Pulling an EDGI’ on Kerala? (Updated)

=> Is Microsoft ‘Pulling an EDGI’ on Kerala? (Updated)

01.05.09 Microsoft Spreads Intellectual Monopolies as Business Model

=> Microsoft Spreads Intellectual Monopolies as Business Model

01.07.09 Hard Week for Microsoft, Next Week Likely Harder

=> Hard Week for Microsoft, Next Week Likely Harder

01.08.09 Microsoft Dumps on India, South Africa, Malta

=> Microsoft Dumps on India, South Africa, Malta

01.09.09 Novell Vice President, Javier Colado, Acknowledges Novell’s Channel is Broken

=> Novell Vice President, Javier Colado, Acknowledges Novell’s Channel is Broken

01.10.09 Microsoft’s Dumping Strategy Versus GNU/Linux (EDGI Continued)

=> Microsoft’s Dumping Strategy Versus GNU/Linux (EDGI Continued)

01.10.09 Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Idle Week with Some GWAVACon and Legacy

=> Do-No-Evil Saturday – Part III: Idle Week with Some GWAVACon and Legacy

01.10.09 SCO is Having a Yard Sale

=> SCO is Having a Yard Sale

01.11.09 Environmental Disinformation in the Microsoft Press

=> Environmental Disinformation in the Microsoft Press

01.11.09 How Microsoft Really Feels About .NET in Linux/UNIX

=> How Microsoft Really Feels About .NET in Linux/UNIX

01.11.09 Microsoft on “Maintaining Gap vs Linux” Using “Patents“, “Children’s Software“

=> Microsoft on “Maintaining Gap vs Linux” Using “Patents“, “Children’s Software“

01.13.09 SCOwboys Left Shivering in Their Bots

=> SCOwboys Left Shivering in Their Bots

01.14.09 Could IMS Be Partly Affected by Microsoft? (and How This Relates to BECTA)

=> Could IMS Be Partly Affected by Microsoft? (and How This Relates to BECTA)

01.15.09 Patents Roundup: Software Patents vs. Microsoft, Novell (And Others)

=> Patents Roundup: Software Patents vs. Microsoft, Novell (And Others)

01.16.09 EDGI Finale: Microsoft’s “Linux Compete Squad”

=> EDGI Finale: Microsoft’s “Linux Compete Squad”

01.16.09 Video of Public Talk on Intellectual Monopolies vs. Technological Revolution

=> Video of Public Talk on Intellectual Monopolies vs. Technological Revolution

01.17.09 What Was Microsoft’s “Big Bet” Post Novell-SCO (2002)?

=> What Was Microsoft’s “Big Bet” Post Novell-SCO (2002)?

01.17.09 The Microsoft-Gartner Deal (Analysts Cartel Part I)

=> The Microsoft-Gartner Deal (Analysts Cartel Part I)

01.17.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Busy Week’s Assortment

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Busy Week’s Assortment

01.18.09 Microsoft Studies How to Use Intellectual Property Against GNU/Linux

=> Microsoft Studies How to Use Intellectual Property Against GNU/Linux

01.18.09 Microsoft’s Jim Allchin: “I am Scared [of GNU/Linux” (Analysts Cartel Part II)]

=> Microsoft’s Jim Allchin: “I am Scared [of GNU/Linux

01.19.09 How Microsoft May Deal with European Antitrust: Mouthpieces

=> How Microsoft May Deal with European Antitrust: Mouthpieces

01.19.09 Gartner Group Corrupted by Microsoft (Analysts Cartel Part III)

=> Gartner Group Corrupted by Microsoft (Analysts Cartel Part III)

01.20.09 Jim Allchin: “We Feel a Huge Threat from Linux” (Analysts Cartel Part IV)

=> Jim Allchin: “We Feel a Huge Threat from Linux” (Analysts Cartel Part IV)

01.21.09 Open Solutions Alliance Defunct?

=> Open Solutions Alliance Defunct?

01.21.09 Jim Allchin (2002): “There’s Going to Be a Patent Lawsuit on Linux” (Analysts Cartel Part V)

=> Jim Allchin (2002): “There’s Going to Be a Patent Lawsuit on Linux” (Analysts Cartel Part V)

01.22.09 Microsoft Cuts Contractors Spendings by Almost 15%

=> Microsoft Cuts Contractors Spendings by Almost 15%

01.22.09 Microsoft Antitrust: “The Linux Threat on the Desktop” (2006) and Predatory Response

=> Microsoft Antitrust: “The Linux Threat on the Desktop” (2006) and Predatory Response

01.24.09 The History of Microsoft’s Multi-boot Sabotage

=> The History of Microsoft’s Multi-boot Sabotage

01.24.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Strategy, CMDB, Virtualisation and More

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Strategy, CMDB, Virtualisation and More

01.25.09 Wrap-Up of Microsoft’s Demise; Units Shut Down

=> Wrap-Up of Microsoft’s Demise; Units Shut Down

01.25.09 Patents Roundup: New Studies Antagonise Intellectual Monopolies, Reform/Intervention Possible

=> Patents Roundup: New Studies Antagonise Intellectual Monopolies, Reform/Intervention Possible

01.26.09 Microsoft’s “Talking Point” Memo and the Anti-GNU/Linux Studies

=> Microsoft’s “Talking Point” Memo and the Anti-GNU/Linux Studies

01.28.09 Antitrust: How Microsoft Schemed to Derail Dell GNU/Linux

=> Antitrust: How Microsoft Schemed to Derail Dell GNU/Linux

01.28.09 January 2009 Posts on Microsoft’s Behaviour, Business Practices

=> January 2009 Posts on Microsoft’s Behaviour, Business Practices

01.30.09 Linus’ Old Employer Swept by Microsoft’s Patent Übertroll

=> Linus’ Old Employer Swept by Microsoft’s Patent Übertroll

02.01.09 Fake Charities, Microsoft-Lenovo, and Microsoft-VMware

=> Fake Charities, Microsoft-Lenovo, and Microsoft-VMware

02.01.09 ODF Alliance Newsletter January 2009

=> ODF Alliance Newsletter January 2009

02.02.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: Heaps of Novell News

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: Heaps of Novell News

02.03.09 Net Applications: the Big Lie, Boosted by IDC|IDG et al

=> Net Applications: the Big Lie, Boosted by IDC|IDG et al

02.04.09 Microsoft Invades Another Free Software Conference: AsteriskWorld

=> Microsoft Invades Another Free Software Conference: AsteriskWorld

02.04.09 Patents Roundup: Linux, Microsoft, Apple, Patent Trolls and Reform

=> Patents Roundup: Linux, Microsoft, Apple, Patent Trolls and Reform

02.05.09 Turkey, France, United Stated Under Attack by Microsoft Windows Insecurities

=> Turkey, France, United Stated Under Attack by Microsoft Windows Insecurities

02.05.09 SCO Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously Anymore

=> SCO Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously Anymore

02.06.09 Fortify, EMC and Microsoft’s Coalitions Against GNU/Linux

=> Fortify, EMC and Microsoft’s Coalitions Against GNU/Linux

02.07.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: Virtualisation, GWAVACon, GroupWise and More

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: Virtualisation, GWAVACon, GroupWise and More

02.08.09 Patents Roundup: Apple, Microsoft Trolls, and Linux

=> Patents Roundup: Apple, Microsoft Trolls, and Linux

02.08.09 66 Pages of Microsoft Evilness

=> 66 Pages of Microsoft Evilness

02.08.09 Windows is Dying, Long Live Vapourware

=> Windows is Dying, Long Live Vapourware

02.13.09 Novell’s Patent Deal — Like SCO’s Lawsuits — a Miserable Failure

=> Novell’s Patent Deal — Like SCO’s Lawsuits — a Miserable Failure

02.13.09 How Steve Ballmer Was Schmoozing Neelie Kroes

=> How Steve Ballmer Was Schmoozing Neelie Kroes

02.14.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE on Desktops, Servers, Clouds, and in the Channel

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE on Desktops, Servers, Clouds, and in the Channel

02.17.09 Microsoft’s Patent Roadshow and Trolls

=> Microsoft’s Patent Roadshow and Trolls

02.19.09 Google-hostile, Microsoft-sympathetic Antitrust Chief Appointed

=> Google-hostile, Microsoft-sympathetic Antitrust Chief Appointed

02.21.09 Novell’s Jaffe on Novell’s Linux Strategy: .NET, Mono, Moonlight, Nothing About OpenSUSE

=> Novell’s Jaffe on Novell’s Linux Strategy: .NET, Mono, Moonlight, Nothing About OpenSUSE

02.21.09 Don’t Trust Novell, Trust Boycott Novell (on Layoffs)

=> Don’t Trust Novell, Trust Boycott Novell (on Layoffs)

02.21.09 Novell News Summary – Part IV: SCO Update, Report Coming Up, Teaming Deal

=> Novell News Summary – Part IV: SCO Update, Report Coming Up, Teaming Deal

02.22.09 Bizarre ‘Marketing’: Microsoft and Novell

=> Bizarre ‘Marketing’: Microsoft and Novell

02.25.09 How Microsoft ‘Bought’ Xen to Remove/Reduce Choice (Is Novell Next?)

=> How Microsoft ‘Bought’ Xen to Remove/Reduce Choice (Is Novell Next?)

02.28.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: All About SLES Virtualisation

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: All About SLES Virtualisation

03.01.09 Why Microsoft is Likely to Lose the TomTom Case (Plus Summary)

=> Why Microsoft is Likely to Lose the TomTom Case (Plus Summary)

03.02.09 Novell Committed to Microsoft Technologies, But Not so Much to Free Desktop (RadeonHD)

=> Novell Committed to Microsoft Technologies, But Not so Much to Free Desktop (RadeonHD)

03.04.09 Another Company Affiliated with Microsoft Sues Red Hat Using Software Patents

=> Another Company Affiliated with Microsoft Sues Red Hat Using Software Patents

03.08.09 Microsoft Wants to Make Something Out of Nothing to Fight GNU/Linux

=> Microsoft Wants to Make Something Out of Nothing to Fight GNU/Linux

03.10.09 Patents Roundup: Splashtop Encumbered by Patents, Google Linux Phone Sued by Patent Troll, TomTom Update and More

=> Patents Roundup: Splashtop Encumbered by Patents, Google Linux Phone Sued by Patent Troll, TomTom Update and More

03.11.09 Bruce Perens Calls Novell a “Highly Paid Microsoft Mouthpiece”

=> Bruce Perens Calls Novell a “Highly Paid Microsoft Mouthpiece”

03.13.09 US Justice Department Adds Microsoft ‘Splitter’, Microsoft-Affiliated Professor Slams EU Commission

=> US Justice Department Adds Microsoft ‘Splitter’, Microsoft-Affiliated Professor Slams EU Commission

03.13.09 Patents Roundup: TomTom, The ‘Bilski Test’, Junk Patents, and Ambush

=> Patents Roundup: TomTom, The ‘Bilski Test’, Junk Patents, and Ambush

03.14.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: Finance, Virtualisation, GWAVACon Videos and Staff Moves

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: Finance, Virtualisation, GWAVACon Videos and Staff Moves

03.14.09 SCO Wants Copyrights It Does Not Own

=> SCO Wants Copyrights It Does Not Own

03.15.09 It’s Not a Democracy, It’s ACTAtorship

=> It’s Not a Democracy, It’s ACTAtorship

03.16.09 Microsoft Hopes a Tickbox Will Restore Fair Competition in Europe; Opera Disagrees

=> Microsoft Hopes a Tickbox Will Restore Fair Competition in Europe; Opera Disagrees

03.17.09 Lesser Technical Dangers to the Triumph of GNU/Linux and Digital Freedom

=> Lesser Technical Dangers to the Triumph of GNU/Linux and Digital Freedom

03.18.09 The Other Side of Red Hat: Pieter Hintjens on AMQP and Patents

=> The Other Side of Red Hat: Pieter Hintjens on AMQP and Patents

03.18.09 Downtime at Microsoft (Updated)

=> Downtime at Microsoft (Updated)

03.18.09 LF Video of the Day: GNU/Linux Metamorphosis

=> LF Video of the Day: GNU/Linux Metamorphosis

03.21.09 Microsoft Novell Tag-Team

=> Microsoft Novell Tag-Team

03.21.09 Microsoft is Still Fighting to Suppress OpenDocument Format

=> Microsoft is Still Fighting to Suppress OpenDocument Format

03.21.09 Novell, Red Hat, and Software Patents: Strike II

=> Novell, Red Hat, and Software Patents: Strike II

03.23.09 Open Invention Network (OIN) Extends The Linux Ecosystem As TomTom Becomes Licensee

=> Open Invention Network (OIN) Extends The Linux Ecosystem As TomTom Becomes Licensee

03.25.09 TomTomaginot Line: Fighting Microsoft Using Patent Pools

=> TomTomaginot Line: Fighting Microsoft Using Patent Pools

03.26.09 Why Microsoft Has Already Crashed OSBC 2009

=> Why Microsoft Has Already Crashed OSBC 2009

03.26.09 Where SLED/SLES 11 Fails

=> Where SLED/SLES 11 Fails

03.28.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Novell Products, People, and Toxic Waste

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Novell Products, People, and Toxic Waste

03.28.09 Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Release: An Overview

=> Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Release: An Overview

03.28.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Aside from the SLE* 11 Release, Xandros and Presto Coverage

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Aside from the SLE* 11 Release, Xandros and Presto Coverage

03.29.09 Red Hat, Microsoft, EU Lobbyists, and Software Patents

=> Red Hat, Microsoft, EU Lobbyists, and Software Patents

03.31.09 Open Cloud Manifesto Would be Absolutely Right to Exclude ISO Corrupter, Microsoft

=> Open Cloud Manifesto Would be Absolutely Right to Exclude ISO Corrupter, Microsoft

03.31.09 Patents Roundup: Red Hat, Former USPTO Commissioner on Patent Demise, and WIPO Notes

=> Patents Roundup: Red Hat, Former USPTO Commissioner on Patent Demise, and WIPO Notes

04.01.09 Microsoft and Novell Still Grow Closer

=> Microsoft and Novell Still Grow Closer

04.02.09 Patents Roundup: OIN, ESP, Microsoft and Apple

=> Patents Roundup: OIN, ESP, Microsoft and Apple

04.03.09 Linux is Getting ‘Built-in’ Tivoization Equivalent

=> Linux is Getting ‘Built-in’ Tivoization Equivalent

04.04.09 Novell Offshores Some of Its SUSE Operations to East Asia

=> Novell Offshores Some of Its SUSE Operations to East Asia

04.04.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO, Finance, Netware, GroupWise, Partners, Hardware, and Marketing

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO, Finance, Netware, GroupWise, Partners, Hardware, and Marketing

04.04.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Post SLE11 Release, Open Cloud Revisited

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Post SLE11 Release, Open Cloud Revisited

04.04.09 Two Novell Vice Presidents Leave the Company and Land in Xiocom

=> Two Novell Vice Presidents Leave the Company and Land in Xiocom

04.09.09 IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: April 8th, 2009 – Part 1

=> IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: April 8th, 2009 – Part 1

04.09.09 Patents Roundup: OIN to Strike Back, Apple Clarifies, Lawsuits Continue, and Turnaround Foreseen

=> Patents Roundup: OIN to Strike Back, Apple Clarifies, Lawsuits Continue, and Turnaround Foreseen

04.10.09 Did Novell Hijack a Linux Foundation Panel?

=> Did Novell Hijack a Linux Foundation Panel?

04.10.09 Novell’s Roadmap Claimed Similar to Sun’s

=> Novell’s Roadmap Claimed Similar to Sun’s

04.11.09 Microsoft’s Armament Against Free Software and Other Software Patents News

=> Microsoft’s Armament Against Free Software and Other Software Patents News

04.12.09 OOXML BRM Convenor or OOXML Cheerleader?

=> OOXML BRM Convenor or OOXML Cheerleader?

04.12.09 Carol and Carl (Bartz and Icahn) Subscribe for the Assault on Google

=> Carol and Carl (Bartz and Icahn) Subscribe for the Assault on Google

04.13.09 ACTA Leak Reveals Upcoming Intellectual Monopoly War?

=> ACTA Leak Reveals Upcoming Intellectual Monopoly War?

04.15.09 Microsoft’s Older Crimes Against Web Browsers Return, Microsoft’s New Attacks on JavaScript Revisited

=> Microsoft’s Older Crimes Against Web Browsers Return, Microsoft’s New Attacks on JavaScript Revisited

04.16.09 Microsoft Tells Antitrust Regulators to Sod Off For Another Couple of Weeks

=> Microsoft Tells Antitrust Regulators to Sod Off For Another Couple of Weeks

04.16.09 Ecuador’s Adoption of ODF Formalised, ODF Turkey Takes Off

=> Ecuador’s Adoption of ODF Formalised, ODF Turkey Takes Off

04.18.09 EU Commission: SCO’s “Contractual Relationship with Microsoft Invoking Restraints of Competition”

=> EU Commission: SCO’s “Contractual Relationship with Microsoft Invoking Restraints of Competition”

04.18.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Past, Present, and Former Novellers All Over the Place

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Past, Present, and Former Novellers All Over the Place

04.19.09 Software Patents Roundup: Protests in the EU, OLPC Suffers, Microsoft Seeds More Patent FUD

=> Software Patents Roundup: Protests in the EU, OLPC Suffers, Microsoft Seeds More Patent FUD

04.19.09 The OOXML Frauds and Other Potential New Frauds

=> The OOXML Frauds and Other Potential New Frauds

04.22.09 Will Tomorrow’s Ubuntu Release be Overshadowed by News of Microsoft Layoffs?

=> Will Tomorrow’s Ubuntu Release be Overshadowed by News of Microsoft Layoffs?

04.22.09 Patents Roundup: Oracle, Backlash Against Software Patents, and In Re Bilski (Again)

=> Patents Roundup: Oracle, Backlash Against Software Patents, and In Re Bilski (Again)

04.23.09 The Bill Gates “Security as a Lock-in”: Thy Name is TPM?

=> The Bill Gates “Security as a Lock-in”: Thy Name is TPM?

04.23.09 Does Microsoft Use Extortion to Sign MOUs?

=> Does Microsoft Use Extortion to Sign MOUs?

04.23.09 Novell’s Business Strategy Called “Murky, Messy”

=> Novell’s Business Strategy Called “Murky, Messy”

04.25.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SCO, GroupWise Migrations, Lots of Sentinel, and McAfee Partnership

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SCO, GroupWise Migrations, Lots of Sentinel, and McAfee Partnership

04.28.09 OIN Keeps Its Promise, Strikes Back at Microsoft’s FAT

=> OIN Keeps Its Promise, Strikes Back at Microsoft’s FAT

04.30.09 Microsoft Interoperability Crushed by the TomTom Case

=> Microsoft Interoperability Crushed by the TomTom Case

05.02.09 General Electric Joins Microsoft’s Fight Against Free Software

=> General Electric Joins Microsoft’s Fight Against Free Software

05.02.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO-Novell, DMTF, Security, and Partners

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO-Novell, DMTF, Security, and Partners

05.04.09 Microsoft’s ODF ‘Support’ is a Scam

=> Microsoft’s ODF ‘Support’ is a Scam

05.05.09 Consumer Watchdog Funded by the Rose Foundation, Which is Funded by Exxon, Banks, Others…

=> Consumer Watchdog Funded by the Rose Foundation, Which is Funded by Exxon, Banks, Others…

05.05.09 OIN Explains TomTom’s Settlement with Microsoft (and Other Patent News)

=> OIN Explains TomTom’s Settlement with Microsoft (and Other Patent News)

05.06.09 Novell General Manager: Microsoft Won’t Bid for Novell, But You Can Never Say Never

=> Novell General Manager: Microsoft Won’t Bid for Novell, But You Can Never Say Never

05.06.09 IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: May 6th, 2009 – Part 2

=> IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: May 6th, 2009 – Part 2

05.06.09 Microsoft Moonlight Reaches New Milestone So Microsoft Crowd Rejoices

=> Microsoft Moonlight Reaches New Milestone So Microsoft Crowd Rejoices

05.06.09 Don’t Let Novell (and Microsoft) Control GNU/Linux, Licences, and Open Office

=> Don’t Let Novell (and Microsoft) Control GNU/Linux, Licences, and Open Office

05.06.09 Spanish Government May be Breaking the Law with Microsoft. European Commission Should Investigate.

=> Spanish Government May be Breaking the Law with Microsoft. European Commission Should Investigate.

05.06.09 Say Goodbye to SCO

=> Say Goodbye to SCO

05.08.09 Goodbye, Alison Brimelow (EPO President)

=> Goodbye, Alison Brimelow (EPO President)

05.09.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SLED on ProBook, Moblin, Wyse; SLES and ScaleMP; Xandros and Presto

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SLED on ProBook, Moblin, Wyse; SLES and ScaleMP; Xandros and Presto

05.09.09 Maureen O’Gara is Again Spinning SCO’s Defeat

=> Maureen O’Gara is Again Spinning SCO’s Defeat

05.09.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Virtualisation, GroupWise, People, and Videos

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Virtualisation, GroupWise, People, and Videos

05.10.09 ODF Alliance to Denounce Microsoft This Week?

=> ODF Alliance to Denounce Microsoft This Week?

05.11.09 On Microsoft’s Software Patents and ODF Fragmentation

=> On Microsoft’s Software Patents and ODF Fragmentation

05.11.09 Microsoft’s ‘ODF Patent’ as Vacuous as Its Promise of Interoperability

=> Microsoft’s ‘ODF Patent’ as Vacuous as Its Promise of Interoperability

05.11.09 Confirmed: Microsoft Tries to Turn Regulators Against Google (Again)

=> Confirmed: Microsoft Tries to Turn Regulators Against Google (Again)

05.12.09 Why Microsoft-ODF (MSODF) is Broken by Design and Why Microsoft is Daemonising Rob Weir Now

=> Why Microsoft-ODF (MSODF) is Broken by Design and Why Microsoft is Daemonising Rob Weir Now

05.13.09 Microsoft-friendly Press Thinks Cisco Might Buy Novell

=> Microsoft-friendly Press Thinks Cisco Might Buy Novell

05.14.09 Microsoft’s Sabotage of Interoperability Pays Off

=> Microsoft’s Sabotage of Interoperability Pays Off

05.17.09 Patents Roundup: Microsoft, Patent Ambush, Moral Issues, and Europe’s Back Door

=> Patents Roundup: Microsoft, Patent Ambush, Moral Issues, and Europe’s Back Door

05.18.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: Moblin, ProBook, Certification, and Xandros/Presto

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: Moblin, ProBook, Certification, and Xandros/Presto

05.18.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Very Quiet Week for Novell

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Very Quiet Week for Novell

05.20.09 ODF Alliance, Jeremy Allison and Others Tell Microsoft to Fix Its Broken ODF Implementation

=> ODF Alliance, Jeremy Allison and Others Tell Microsoft to Fix Its Broken ODF Implementation

05.20.09 Microsoft Does Not Think it Will Buy a Company Like Novell at This Point

=> Microsoft Does Not Think it Will Buy a Company Like Novell at This Point

05.20.09 SCO’s Chapter 7 and Novell’s Response to It

=> SCO’s Chapter 7 and Novell’s Response to It

05.23.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: More SUSE and Xandros

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: More SUSE and Xandros

05.24.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO, Finance, Older Technology and a Little More

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO, Finance, Older Technology and a Little More

05.25.09 At Microsoft, Interoperability Sabotage Goes All the Way to the Top

=> At Microsoft, Interoperability Sabotage Goes All the Way to the Top

05.27.09 US Breeds Software Patents

=> US Breeds Software Patents

05.28.09 Week of Microsoft Government Affairs: a Look Back, a Look Ahead

=> Week of Microsoft Government Affairs: a Look Back, a Look Ahead

05.29.09 From MSODF to MSPDF?

=> From MSODF to MSPDF?

05.30.09 More Dirty Deals in Europe Involve Microsoft, Microsoft Lobbies

=> More Dirty Deals in Europe Involve Microsoft, Microsoft Lobbies

05.30.09 More on Novell’s Finances: SUSE and Mono Failures

=> More on Novell’s Finances: SUSE and Mono Failures

05.30.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: GroupWise, Security, People, and the Demise of SiCortex

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: GroupWise, Security, People, and the Demise of SiCortex

05.31.09 Microsoft Employees and Partners Start Attacking ODF in Public

=> Microsoft Employees and Partners Start Attacking ODF in Public

05.31.09 Head of Microsoft Philippines Ditches the Company, More Layoffs Revealed (But Microsoft Withholds Details)

=> Head of Microsoft Philippines Ditches the Company, More Layoffs Revealed (But Microsoft Withholds Details)

05.31.09 Microsoft SQL Server and DirectX Enable Full Machine Compromise

=> Microsoft SQL Server and DirectX Enable Full Machine Compromise

06.01.09 Linux DRM Warning

=> Linux DRM Warning

06.01.09 ODF Alliance Newsletter: Ecuador Joins the Club

=> ODF Alliance Newsletter: Ecuador Joins the Club

06.01.09 OOXML BRM Convenor (Alex Brown) Joins the Pro-Microsoft Wikipedia Spinners

=> OOXML BRM Convenor (Alex Brown) Joins the Pro-Microsoft Wikipedia Spinners

06.02.09 Easy-LTSP Dumps Mono/C#, Rewritten in Python Instead

=> Easy-LTSP Dumps Mono/C#, Rewritten in Python Instead

06.02.09 How KDE Defeated DRM (and What Linux Might Do Next)

=> How KDE Defeated DRM (and What Linux Might Do Next)

06.02.09 Mono: An Infectious Disease — An Article by Chris Smart

=> Mono: An Infectious Disease — An Article by Chris Smart

06.03.09 Troll Warning: Bill Snyder, IDG, Microsoft Investor

=> Troll Warning: Bill Snyder, IDG, Microsoft Investor

06.04.09 Hungary Makes ODF a National Standard

=> Hungary Makes ODF a National Standard

06.04.09 What Red Hat and Novell Have in Common and What They Do Not

=> What Red Hat and Novell Have in Common and What They Do Not

06.06.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Videos, Some Moblin, and Just a Little More

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Videos, Some Moblin, and Just a Little More

06.06.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Offshoring, More Financial Analysis, and SCO

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Offshoring, More Financial Analysis, and SCO

06.08.09 Perception Management at Microsoft, Using Web Agents

=> Perception Management at Microsoft, Using Web Agents

06.11.09 How Microsoft Failed to Work with Free Software

=> How Microsoft Failed to Work with Free Software

06.14.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: GeekoBuilder and Novell’s Imaginary Open-Source Apps Store

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: GeekoBuilder and Novell’s Imaginary Open-Source Apps Store

06.14.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO, GroupWise, Videos, and Utah

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO, GroupWise, Videos, and Utah

06.15.09 Is Microsoft Trying to Inject Money into SCO Again?

=> Is Microsoft Trying to Inject Money into SCO Again?

06.16.09 Case Study: The Harms of Mono

=> Case Study: The Harms of Mono

06.17.09 How Steve Ballmer (and Colleagues) Deliberately Sabotaged OS/2

=> How Steve Ballmer (and Colleagues) Deliberately Sabotaged OS/2

06.18.09 Microsoft on Competition: “We Need to Create the Reputation for Problems and Incompatibilities to Undermine Confidence”

=> Microsoft on Competition: “We Need to Create the Reputation for Problems and Incompatibilities to Undermine Confidence”

06.19.09 Do Citrix and Black Duck Help Microsoft Embrace (and Extend) “Open Source”

=> Do Citrix and Black Duck Help Microsoft Embrace (and Extend) “Open Source”

06.20.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: A Lot About SLES, Little About Scalix and Xandros

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: A Lot About SLES, Little About Scalix and Xandros

06.21.09 Microsoft’s Nathan Myhrvold on How “to Freeze the Market at the OEM and ISV Level”

=> Microsoft’s Nathan Myhrvold on How “to Freeze the Market at the OEM and ISV Level”

06.21.09 Novell’s Financial Problems and Radical Redemption Plans

=> Novell’s Financial Problems and Radical Redemption Plans

06.21.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Novell’s Proprietary Business

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Novell’s Proprietary Business

06.22.09 New USPTO Director to Be Appointed, Bad News for Freedom

=> New USPTO Director to Be Appointed, Bad News for Freedom

06.23.09 Bill Gates: “Our Most Potent Operating System Competitor is Linux”

=> Bill Gates: “Our Most Potent Operating System Competitor is Linux”

06.23.09 Bill Gates Mocks Free Software by Substituting “Proprietary” With “Commercial”

=> Bill Gates Mocks Free Software by Substituting “Proprietary” With “Commercial”

06.23.09 Rob Weir – From ODF pre-1.2 to ODF 1.2

=> Rob Weir – From ODF pre-1.2 to ODF 1.2

06.23.09 More on Novell’s Willingness to Sell

=> More on Novell’s Willingness to Sell

06.24.09 Bill Gates on C# as “Key Element in Preventing Commodization by Linux”

=> Bill Gates on C# as “Key Element in Preventing Commodization by Linux”

06.26.09 Nathan Myhrvold/Bill Gates Use “Embrace and Extend” Against “Making it Easy for People to Do Competitive Operating Systems”

=> Nathan Myhrvold/Bill Gates Use “Embrace and Extend” Against “Making it Easy for People to Do Competitive Operating Systems”

06.26.09 Microsoft Innovation is Lawsuits by Proxy

=> Microsoft Innovation is Lawsuits by Proxy

06.27.09 Lunch with Microsoft to Talk About ODF, Which it is Attacking

=> Lunch with Microsoft to Talk About ODF, Which it is Attacking

06.27.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE (SLES/SLED), Novell’s in Red Hat’s Shadow, and Xandros

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE (SLES/SLED), Novell’s in Red Hat’s Shadow, and Xandros

06.27.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Novell Videos, Marketing at Twitter, and Few Minor Things

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Novell Videos, Marketing at Twitter, and Few Minor Things

06.27.09 SCO “Wants to Sue Linux Users Some More” After Another Mysterious Cash Injection

=> SCO “Wants to Sue Linux Users Some More” After Another Mysterious Cash Injection

06.27.09 T3 Receives Millions from “Unnamed Entity” After Microsoft Investment, to Attack GNU/Linux on Mainframes

=> T3 Receives Millions from “Unnamed Entity” After Microsoft Investment, to Attack GNU/Linux on Mainframes

06.29.09 What People Say About Microsoft’s Alleged Anti-Linux Lawsuit (via T3)

=> What People Say About Microsoft’s Alleged Anti-Linux Lawsuit (via T3)

06.29.09 New Examples of Questionable Press Coverage

=> New Examples of Questionable Press Coverage

06.30.09 Microsoft’s Latest Benchmark Fraud

=> Microsoft’s Latest Benchmark Fraud

07.01.09 Rob Weir Complains About Microsoft’s Manipulation of Wikipedia

=> Rob Weir Complains About Microsoft’s Manipulation of Wikipedia

07.01.09 Poll: 62% Don’t Trust Microsoft on Mono

=> Poll: 62% Don’t Trust Microsoft on Mono

07.01.09 Report: Microsoft’s Patent Racketeering Comes from Myhrvold

=> Report: Microsoft’s Patent Racketeering Comes from Myhrvold

07.10.09 Another Microsoft Product Officially Dies: Response Point

=> Another Microsoft Product Officially Dies: Response Point

07.11.09 Groklaw Unearths Another SCO Scandal; SCO Heads Sued for Theft, Computer Fraud and Abuse

=> Groklaw Unearths Another SCO Scandal; SCO Heads Sued for Theft, Computer Fraud and Abuse

07.11.09 It’s Official: Bilski Kills Software Patent

=> It’s Official: Bilski Kills Software Patent

07.11.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Mostly Videos, Kablink 2.0 Release, and Utah Event

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Mostly Videos, Kablink 2.0 Release, and Utah Event

07.11.09 Norway Embraces Open Standards, Many Others Follow Suit

=> Norway Embraces Open Standards, Many Others Follow Suit

07.11.09 Novell News Summary – Part I: OpenFate, Build Service, and Many Events

=> Novell News Summary – Part I: OpenFate, Build Service, and Many Events

07.11.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SLE* News (with Many Videos) and Portions of Xandros/Scalix

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SLE* News (with Many Videos) and Portions of Xandros/Scalix

07.12.09 IDG’s Microsoft Subnet Spreads Linux FUD, Cites Microsoft Pundits

=> IDG’s Microsoft Subnet Spreads Linux FUD, Cites Microsoft Pundits

07.13.09 More on the Amazing Story Behind SCO (and Possibly Microsoft)

=> More on the Amazing Story Behind SCO (and Possibly Microsoft)

07.13.09 Patents Roundup: Software Landmines in New Zealand, the US, and Microsoft/Linux

=> Patents Roundup: Software Landmines in New Zealand, the US, and Microsoft/Linux

07.14.09 SCO Scandals Get Worse: unXis Seems to be All About SCO

=> SCO Scandals Get Worse: unXis Seems to be All About SCO

07.15.09 Leaked Microsoft Slides (2003): How to Win Against GNU/Linux

=> Leaked Microsoft Slides (2003): How to Win Against GNU/Linux

07.16.09 Microsoft + Ecosystem Block ODF, OpenOffice.org, Firefox

=> Microsoft + Ecosystem Block ODF, OpenOffice.org, Firefox

07.17.09 Free Software Foundation Discourages Dependence on Mono, Dismisses Microsoft Community Promise

=> Free Software Foundation Discourages Dependence on Mono, Dismisses Microsoft Community Promise

07.17.09 GPL and Stallman FUD Now Arriving from the Freedom-apathetic or Freedom-hostile

=> GPL and Stallman FUD Now Arriving from the Freedom-apathetic or Freedom-hostile

07.18.09 Novell News Summary – Part I: OpenSUSE, SLES, and Turbolinux

=> Novell News Summary – Part I: OpenSUSE, SLES, and Turbolinux

07.18.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SCO, McAfee, and PlateSpin Migration

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SCO, McAfee, and PlateSpin Migration

07.19.09 The Ukraine’s GNU/Linux Ambitions and Microsoft’s MOU Response

=> The Ukraine’s GNU/Linux Ambitions and Microsoft’s MOU Response

07.19.09 Another Microsoft Product Dies as the Company Prepares for Horrible Financial Results

=> Another Microsoft Product Dies as the Company Prepares for Horrible Financial Results

07.20.09 Signs of Microsoft on the Decline (Roundup)

=> Signs of Microsoft on the Decline (Roundup)

07.23.09 More Self-serving, Lockin-oriented GPL Code from Microsoft

=> More Self-serving, Lockin-oriented GPL Code from Microsoft

07.24.09 Microsoft’s Goodwill is to Obey the Law

=> Microsoft’s Goodwill is to Obey the Law

07.24.09 Patents Roundup: Why Microsoft’s Patents Are Useless; More Patent Failure News

=> Patents Roundup: Why Microsoft’s Patents Are Useless; More Patent Failure News

07.24.09 SCO Scandals Finally in the News

=> SCO Scandals Finally in the News

07.25.09 Novell Uses More Software Patents to Market Itself

=> Novell Uses More Software Patents to Market Itself

07.25.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: PlateSpin, GWAVA, Security, People, and Partnerships

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: PlateSpin, GWAVA, Security, People, and Partnerships

07.25.09 SCO and Darl McBride Paid $100,000 to Steven Norris

=> SCO and Darl McBride Paid $100,000 to Steven Norris

07.26.09 Linux Demonstrates the Upper Hand of the GPL and Microsoft’s Inability to Defeat It

=> Linux Demonstrates the Upper Hand of the GPL and Microsoft’s Inability to Defeat It

07.26.09 Antitrust: How Microsoft Came up with Windows Bundling

=> Antitrust: How Microsoft Came up with Windows Bundling

07.27.09 Antitrust: How Microsoft Used Kickbacks (“Referral Programs”) to Advance Its Inferior Products

=> Antitrust: How Microsoft Used Kickbacks (“Referral Programs”) to Advance Its Inferior Products

07.29.09 SCO Lies About Hans Bayer

=> SCO Lies About Hans Bayer

08.01.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: PlateSpin Protect 8.1, Sentinel, and Few Other Things

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: PlateSpin Protect 8.1, Sentinel, and Few Other Things

08.01.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE, Scalix and eApps

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE, Scalix and eApps

08.01.09 Sys-Con Media Site Delisted, Spam Pattern Explained

=> Sys-Con Media Site Delisted, Spam Pattern Explained

08.04.09 Microsoft Only Gave 14,010 Lines of Code

=> Microsoft Only Gave 14,010 Lines of Code

08.04.09 Does the Open Invention Network (OIN) Become a Patent Harvester?

=> Does the Open Invention Network (OIN) Become a Patent Harvester?

08.05.09 ODF 1.2 Gains Approval, Garners Support, Microsoft Carries on Lying

=> ODF 1.2 Gains Approval, Garners Support, Microsoft Carries on Lying

08.07.09 A Look at the Microsoft-funded SCO Lawsuit in Light of Newer Anti-Linux Microsoft Lawsuits

=> A Look at the Microsoft-funded SCO Lawsuit in Light of Newer Anti-Linux Microsoft Lawsuits

08.07.09 Novell Responds to SCO Ruling, More News Coverage

=> Novell Responds to SCO Ruling, More News Coverage

08.08.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Studio, National Vision, and Xandros

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Studio, National Vision, and Xandros

08.09.09 More SCO Headlines and What Comes Next

=> More SCO Headlines and What Comes Next

08.09.09 Microsoft Still Says That Linux is Derived from Unix

=> Microsoft Still Says That Linux is Derived from Unix

08.12.09 Microsoft Accused of “Sabotaging Desktop Virtualisation”

=> Microsoft Accused of “Sabotaging Desktop Virtualisation”

08.15.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO, PlateSpin Forge, Teaming, GroupWise, and More

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO, PlateSpin Forge, Teaming, GroupWise, and More

08.16.09 Commonalities Between i4i and Microsoft

=> Commonalities Between i4i and Microsoft

08.17.09 Emergency Motion to Prevent a Ban on Microsoft Word

=> Emergency Motion to Prevent a Ban on Microsoft Word

08.18.09 Reminder of What Microsoft Did in Denmark and What It’s Up to Now

=> Reminder of What Microsoft Did in Denmark and What It’s Up to Now

08.22.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO Scandals Revisited, GWAVACon Comes to the UK, and Tech Data Expands Partnership with Novell

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO Scandals Revisited, GWAVACon Comes to the UK, and Tech Data Expands Partnership with Novell

08.23.09 Intellectual Monopolies and Bottling up “Free Water”

=> Intellectual Monopolies and Bottling up “Free Water”

08.25.09 Comes: Microsoft’s Anti-GNU/Linux Presentation and Explanation of Bribery

=> Comes: Microsoft’s Anti-GNU/Linux Presentation and Explanation of Bribery

08.25.09 Small Updates on ODF and OOXML

=> Small Updates on ODF and OOXML

08.25.09 What If Novell Does Not Own UNIX? Nothing.

=> What If Novell Does Not Own UNIX? Nothing.

08.25.09 Vista 7 Campaign Starts Tomorrow

=> Vista 7 Campaign Starts Tomorrow

08.28.09 Judges Appointed in SCO Case

=> Judges Appointed in SCO Case

08.28.09 ODF Workshop in Brazil Reveals Big New Wins

=> ODF Workshop in Brazil Reveals Big New Wins

08.28.09 World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Detoxicated from Microsoft Influence, But Regains Microsoft and Apple Presence

=> World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Detoxicated from Microsoft Influence, But Regains Microsoft and Apple Presence

08.30.09 Mainstream Media Finally Discovers Microsoft’s Anti-Google AstroTurf

=> Mainstream Media Finally Discovers Microsoft’s Anti-Google AstroTurf

08.31.09 Patents Roundup: Bilski Revisited, FFII Seems Confused, EU Seemingly Hijacked by Large Corporations

=> Patents Roundup: Bilski Revisited, FFII Seems Confused, EU Seemingly Hijacked by Large Corporations

08.31.09 What People Say About Microsoft’s War on Open Standards

=> What People Say About Microsoft’s War on Open Standards

08.31.09 Analysis Links: What Happens to SCO Next

=> Analysis Links: What Happens to SCO Next

09.01.09 Comes Antitrust: Microsoft McCarthyism Exposed

=> Comes Antitrust: Microsoft McCarthyism Exposed

09.02.09 ODF Gains Ground in Denmark, Endorsed by Hungarian Standards Institution

=> ODF Gains Ground in Denmark, Endorsed by Hungarian Standards Institution

09.05.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Channel Changes, Revenue Drop, Virtualisation, and More

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Channel Changes, Revenue Drop, Virtualisation, and More

09.09.09 Microsoft Wants to Attack Linux Using Patents, via Proxies/Trolls — Claim

=> Microsoft Wants to Attack Linux Using Patents, via Proxies/Trolls — Claim

09.10.09 Red Hat: Microsoft Marketed Its Patents for Trolls to Attack Free Software

=> Red Hat: Microsoft Marketed Its Patents for Trolls to Attack Free Software

09.11.09 Linux Foundation Lashes Out at Microsoft Over Attacks on GNU/Linux

=> Linux Foundation Lashes Out at Microsoft Over Attacks on GNU/Linux

09.12.09 Microsoft’s Latest Mischiefs Justify Need to Watch the Patent Trolls

=> Microsoft’s Latest Mischiefs Justify Need to Watch the Patent Trolls

09.12.09 Latest Wins for OpenDocument Format

=> Latest Wins for OpenDocument Format

09.14.09 Comes Antitrust: How Microsoft Schemed to Destroy Borland (Like It Did Yahoo!)

=> Comes Antitrust: How Microsoft Schemed to Destroy Borland (Like It Did Yahoo!)

09.18.09 What Did SCO Pay Maureen O’Gara For?

=> What Did SCO Pay Maureen O’Gara For?

09.19.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Novell Wants BrainShare Renaissance

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Novell Wants BrainShare Renaissance

09.19.09 Maemo to Use ODF, Kazakhstan May be Moving to ODF — Source

=> Maemo to Use ODF, Kazakhstan May be Moving to ODF — Source

09.19.09 Large-scale Microsoft and Apple Failures

=> Large-scale Microsoft and Apple Failures

09.20.09 How Microsoft/ISO Took More Control of ODF

=> How Microsoft/ISO Took More Control of ODF

09.20.09 Microsoft Compares Its Monopoly to the Older Telephone Monopoly

=> Microsoft Compares Its Monopoly to the Older Telephone Monopoly

09.20.09 Very Large US Bank Finds Out That Sharepoint Fails, But Still Fails to Understand Freedom

=> Very Large US Bank Finds Out That Sharepoint Fails, But Still Fails to Understand Freedom

09.21.09 ODF Alliance Newsletter: September 2009

=> ODF Alliance Newsletter: September 2009

09.21.09 Miguel de Icaza “is Basically a Traitor to the Free Software Community,” Says Richard Stallman

=> Miguel de Icaza “is Basically a Traitor to the Free Software Community,” Says Richard Stallman

09.23.09 What is ‘Club SCO’ Doing Near the Linux Foundation with Novell?

=> What is ‘Club SCO’ Doing Near the Linux Foundation with Novell?

09.23.09 Latest Evidence That Microsoft is Dying on the Internet

=> Latest Evidence That Microsoft is Dying on the Internet

09.23.09 Novell Helps Microsoft Zune and CodePlex Foundation Helps Novell

=> Novell Helps Microsoft Zune and CodePlex Foundation Helps Novell

09.23.09 ODF Olympiad 2009 Announced, Now Accepting Submissions

=> ODF Olympiad 2009 Announced, Now Accepting Submissions

09.25.09 DON’T Boycott Ubuntu

=> DON’T Boycott Ubuntu

09.26.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: iFolder, Teaming 2, and Other Minor Issues

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: iFolder, Teaming 2, and Other Minor Issues

09.26.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Rep Positive About Desktop GNU/Linux, SGI Supports SLES

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Rep Positive About Desktop GNU/Linux, SGI Supports SLES

09.27.09 SCO, Stephen Norris, the Bush Family, and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Al Saud

=> SCO, Stephen Norris, the Bush Family, and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Al Saud

09.28.09 Microsoft’s Google Chase Gets Harder

=> Microsoft’s Google Chase Gets Harder

09.29.09 Vietnam Makes it Official with OpenDocument Format (ODF)

=> Vietnam Makes it Official with OpenDocument Format (ODF)

09.30.09 Freedom and the Fallacy of Market Share

=> Freedom and the Fallacy of Market Share

09.30.09 If There is a “Microsoft Hater” Label, Should There Also be an “Apple Hater” Label?

=> If There is a “Microsoft Hater” Label, Should There Also be an “Apple Hater” Label?

10.02.09 Company That Attacks ODF Gains More Control of ODF (and Why Open Source Should be Careful, Too)

=> Company That Attacks ODF Gains More Control of ODF (and Why Open Source Should be Careful, Too)

10.03.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: Distribution Channel, Virtualisation, Mail, Identity, Security, and More

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: Distribution Channel, Virtualisation, Mail, Identity, Security, and More

10.04.09 Amicus Avalanche Opposing Software Patents in the United States (Novell Still Missing)

=> Amicus Avalanche Opposing Software Patents in the United States (Novell Still Missing)

10.04.09 The Continued Effect of Microsoft Antitrust Violations

=> The Continued Effect of Microsoft Antitrust Violations

10.05.09 Microsoft Gets Its Way in Ireland, As Usual

=> Microsoft Gets Its Way in Ireland, As Usual

10.08.09 The FFII and Red Hat’s CEO Express Dissatisfaction with United States Patent System

=> The FFII and Red Hat’s CEO Express Dissatisfaction with United States Patent System

10.08.09 Microsoft Cheats at Vista 7 ‘Speed’, Uses New Vapourware

=> Microsoft Cheats at Vista 7 ‘Speed’, Uses New Vapourware

10.10.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Studio and BridgeWays, Novell’s Proprietary Side Also

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Studio and BridgeWays, Novell’s Proprietary Side Also

10.11.09 T3 is Partly Owned by Microsoft Now

=> T3 is Partly Owned by Microsoft Now

10.13.09 Microsoft Continues to Snub ODF (and Why Microsoft is Losing This Battle)

=> Microsoft Continues to Snub ODF (and Why Microsoft is Losing This Battle)

10.15.09 Patents Roundup: Microsoft Patents at Risk Due to Free Software’s Prior Art; Opposition to Patents Grows

=> Patents Roundup: Microsoft Patents at Risk Due to Free Software’s Prior Art; Opposition to Patents Grows

10.17.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SLED on Compaq/HP, Other Cases of SUSE Support and SP3

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SLED on Compaq/HP, Other Cases of SUSE Support and SP3

10.17.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO, SAP, GroupWise Abandonment in LA

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO, SAP, GroupWise Abandonment in LA

10.17.09 ISO Urged to Invalidate OOXML as Microsoft’s Role Gets Shown; More Smears of ODF Come from Microsoft

=> ISO Urged to Invalidate OOXML as Microsoft’s Role Gets Shown; More Smears of ODF Come from Microsoft

10.20.09 Confirmed: Darl McBride Termination is a Sacking

=> Confirmed: Darl McBride Termination is a Sacking

10.20.09 Patents Roundup: Microsoft Patent Tax, FireStar-Red Hat Revisited, US Patent Crisis

=> Patents Roundup: Microsoft Patent Tax, FireStar-Red Hat Revisited, US Patent Crisis

10.21.09 Mono Programs Removed from gNewSense

=> Mono Programs Removed from gNewSense

10.21.09 IDG Gives Novell a Podium, Zonker Denouncements Come

=> IDG Gives Novell a Podium, Zonker Denouncements Come

10.22.09 Vista 7 Coverage a Mixed Bag on Release Date

=> Vista 7 Coverage a Mixed Bag on Release Date

10.23.09 Lots of New Vendor/Developer Support for OpenDocument Format

=> Lots of New Vendor/Developer Support for OpenDocument Format

10.24.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: Mostly Dry Week for Novell’s Non-Free(dom) Business

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: Mostly Dry Week for Novell’s Non-Free(dom) Business

10.24.09 Latest Twists in the SCO Case: AutoZone Settlement and More

=> Latest Twists in the SCO Case: AutoZone Settlement and More

10.24.09 Vista 7 Launch Said to Have Failed

=> Vista 7 Launch Said to Have Failed

10.25.09 OEM Documents Which Microsoft Labels “MICROSOFT SECRET”

=> OEM Documents Which Microsoft Labels “MICROSOFT SECRET”

10.26.09 Microsoft Must be Happy…

=> Microsoft Must be Happy…

10.26.09 Microsoft/Icahn’s Coup Against Yahoo! and Yang is Done

=> Microsoft/Icahn’s Coup Against Yahoo! and Yang is Done

10.26.09 What Went Wrong with Vista 7 Launch (and How GNU/Linux Already Takes Advantage)

=> What Went Wrong with Vista 7 Launch (and How GNU/Linux Already Takes Advantage)

10.28.09 Patents Roundup: OIN Grows, Microsoft Ally LG Uses Patent Bullies, Microsoft and Amazon Advance Anti-Free Software Laws

=> Patents Roundup: OIN Grows, Microsoft Ally LG Uses Patent Bullies, Microsoft and Amazon Advance Anti-Free Software Laws

10.28.09 Vista 7 Not Suitable for Family Guy; The Real Cost of Vista 7 Revealed

=> Vista 7 Not Suitable for Family Guy; The Real Cost of Vista 7 Revealed

10.30.09 Sun Microsystems and SirsiDynix Libel GNU/Linux and Free Software

=> Sun Microsystems and SirsiDynix Libel GNU/Linux and Free Software

10.31.09 The Guardian Tells Microsoft’s Lies

=> The Guardian Tells Microsoft’s Lies

10.31.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SCO vs Novell to Continue, Schmidt Comes to Utah, GWAVACon Announced

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SCO vs Novell to Continue, Schmidt Comes to Utah, GWAVACon Announced

11.04.09 Bright OpenOffice.org Future, ODF News, and Antagonisers Spotted

=> Bright OpenOffice.org Future, ODF News, and Antagonisers Spotted

11.05.09 Andrew Cuomo Should Sue and Punish Microsoft for Same Crimes as Intel

=> Andrew Cuomo Should Sue and Punish Microsoft for Same Crimes as Intel

11.07.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse, SCO, Los Angeles and More

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse, SCO, Los Angeles and More

11.07.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE and SUSE Studio

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE and SUSE Studio

11.07.09 Xandros to Visit Microsoft Show, Samsung’s Ballnux Phones Fail

=> Xandros to Visit Microsoft Show, Samsung’s Ballnux Phones Fail

11.08.09 Is Microsoft Lobbying to Burn Sun?

=> Is Microsoft Lobbying to Burn Sun?

11.08.09 Mozilla and Opera Still Object to Microsoft’s Deal with the Commission

=> Mozilla and Opera Still Object to Microsoft’s Deal with the Commission

11.09.09 Patents Roundup: Supreme Court Paywalls Raised as Bilski (Re)Starts, Microsoft Patent Lawsuits, EU Community Patent

=> Patents Roundup: Supreme Court Paywalls Raised as Bilski (Re)Starts, Microsoft Patent Lawsuits, EU Community Patent

11.09.09 Just One Way (Among More) Microsoft Cheats in Vista 7 Number Games

=> Just One Way (Among More) Microsoft Cheats in Vista 7 Number Games

11.11.09 At What Stage Can Novell be Called “Microsoft Subsidiary”?

=> At What Stage Can Novell be Called “Microsoft Subsidiary”?

11.13.09 A Week in ODF: Conferences, New Implementations, New ODFDOM

=> A Week in ODF: Conferences, New Implementations, New ODFDOM

11.13.09 Patents Roundup: OIN Calls for Patent Reform, Microsoft’s ‘Sudo’ Revisited

=> Patents Roundup: OIN Calls for Patent Reform, Microsoft’s ‘Sudo’ Revisited

11.14.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse Again, SCO’s Jeff Hunsaker is Out, GroupWise Items

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse Again, SCO’s Jeff Hunsaker is Out, GroupWise Items

11.18.09 Why GNU/Linux Has Already Won

=> Why GNU/Linux Has Already Won

11.18.09 EIF Scrutinised, ODF Evolves, and Microsoft’s OOXML “Lies” Lead to Backlash from Danish Standards Committee

=> EIF Scrutinised, ODF Evolves, and Microsoft’s OOXML “Lies” Lead to Backlash from Danish Standards Committee

11.21.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO Updates, Company Financials, and Tech Data Arrangements

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO Updates, Company Financials, and Tech Data Arrangements

11.22.09 White-Collar Crime Pays Off, Shows Microsoft OOXML

=> White-Collar Crime Pays Off, Shows Microsoft OOXML

11.23.09 General Electric (GE) Attacks Free Software, Microsoft Style

=> General Electric (GE) Attacks Free Software, Microsoft Style

11.23.09 Novell’s Vice President Could be Tweeting for Microsoft Dollars

=> Novell’s Vice President Could be Tweeting for Microsoft Dollars

11.25.09 Complaints About Perverted EIF Continue to Pile Up

=> Complaints About Perverted EIF Continue to Pile Up

11.25.09 Boycott Google, Says Microsoft to Publishers

=> Boycott Google, Says Microsoft to Publishers

11.27.09 Study: Intellectual Monopolies (Patents) Vastly Dominated by… the Monopolies

=> Study: Intellectual Monopolies (Patents) Vastly Dominated by… the Monopolies

11.28.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: WordPerfect Changes Hands Again, SCO Case Updates, and More

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: WordPerfect Changes Hands Again, SCO Case Updates, and More

12.02.09 More Complaints About EIFv2 Abuse and Free Software FUD from General Electric (GE)

=> More Complaints About EIFv2 Abuse and Free Software FUD from General Electric (GE)

12.02.09 Who is Behind Psystar?

=> Who is Behind Psystar?

12.03.09 With Microsoft Monopoly in Check, Bill Gates Proceeds to Creating More Monopolies

=> With Microsoft Monopoly in Check, Bill Gates Proceeds to Creating More Monopolies

12.05.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO/UNIX to Conclude in March, eDirectory Patched

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO/UNIX to Conclude in March, eDirectory Patched

12.09.09 Patents Roundup: Copyrighted SQL Queries, Microsoft Alliance with Company That Attacks F/OSS with Software Patents, Peer-to-Patent in Australia

=> Patents Roundup: Copyrighted SQL Queries, Microsoft Alliance with Company That Attacks F/OSS with Software Patents, Peer-to-Patent in Australia

12.12.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: AutoZone-SCO Case Ends, Financial Leftovers, Partner Academy Launched in India

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: AutoZone-SCO Case Ends, Financial Leftovers, Partner Academy Launched in India

12.12.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: Intelligent Workload Management, Ballnux, and Bada

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: Intelligent Workload Management, Ballnux, and Bada

12.12.09 Japanese ODF Standard Released, Alex Brown Seemingly Attacks OOXML Dissent (Again)

=> Japanese ODF Standard Released, Alex Brown Seemingly Attacks OOXML Dissent (Again)

12.12.09 Microsoft is Apparently Push-polling for Patent Tax on GNU/Linux

=> Microsoft is Apparently Push-polling for Patent Tax on GNU/Linux

12.15.09 Management Exodus at Novell

=> Management Exodus at Novell

12.17.09 UK Intellectual Monopoly Office (UK-IPO) May be Breaking the Law

=> UK Intellectual Monopoly Office (UK-IPO) May be Breaking the Law

12.19.09 European Commission Unable to Defend Free Software from Microsoft Patent Racket

=> European Commission Unable to Defend Free Software from Microsoft Patent Racket

12.19.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: SAP and Novell Kiss Again, Groupwise Shamed in Public by Google

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SAP and Novell Kiss Again, Groupwise Shamed in Public by Google

12.20.09 ‘Microsoft Press’ Acknowledges Microsoft’s Free Software-Hostile EU Deal

=> ‘Microsoft Press’ Acknowledges Microsoft’s Free Software-Hostile EU Deal

12.20.09 Truisms About SCO

=> Truisms About SCO

12.23.09 Patents Roundup: Software Patents and ACTA at STOA, Gates-backed Monsanto Wants to Own Mexico’s Food Supply

=> Patents Roundup: Software Patents and ACTA at STOA, Gates-backed Monsanto Wants to Own Mexico’s Food Supply

12.25.09 Nokia Criticised for Patent Attack, Interim In Re Bilski Rule Does Not Go Far Enough

=> Nokia Criticised for Patent Attack, Interim In Re Bilski Rule Does Not Go Far Enough

12.26.09 Novell News Summary – Part III: Novell Drives Nowhere Special

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Novell Drives Nowhere Special

12.26.09 Novell News Summary – Part II: SLES+Itanium, Xandros, Samsung+Bada

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SLES+Itanium, Xandros, Samsung+Bada

12.27.09 Groklaw Suspects Microsoft May be Behind Neon’s Attack on GNU/Linux in Mainframes

=> Groklaw Suspects Microsoft May be Behind Neon’s Attack on GNU/Linux in Mainframes

12.29.09 Microsoft’s Racketeering with Patents and Abolition of Software Patents Reexamined

=> Microsoft’s Racketeering with Patents and Abolition of Software Patents Reexamined

12.29.09 DRI CEO: “The Biggest Risk Was That Microsoft Would Come Hell-Bent to Destroy Us… Not Necessarily by Competing”

=> DRI CEO: “The Biggest Risk Was That Microsoft Would Come Hell-Bent to Destroy Us… Not Necessarily by Competing”

12.30.09 Can Novell Survive 2010 Without Being Acquired/Merged?

=> Can Novell Survive 2010 Without Being Acquired/Merged?

01.01.10 Centrify, Microsoft, and Software Patents

=> Centrify, Microsoft, and Software Patents

01.03.10 Microsoft Bribes to Make Education Microsoft-based

=> Microsoft Bribes to Make Education Microsoft-based

01.04.10 Judge Randall Rader Redefines “Patent Troll”

=> Judge Randall Rader Redefines “Patent Troll”

01.05.10 Former Microsoft Partner/Ally Gives Microsoft Competitor (Zimbra) to Former Microsoft Employees

=> Former Microsoft Partner/Ally Gives Microsoft Competitor (Zimbra) to Former Microsoft Employees

01.06.10 Microsoft Under Fire: Open Source Software Thematic Group Complains About EIFv2 Subversion, NHS Software Supplier Under Criminal Investigation

=> Microsoft Under Fire: Open Source Software Thematic Group Complains About EIFv2 Subversion, NHS Software Supplier Under Criminal Investigation

01.07.10 Microsoft’s Kevin Turner Apparently Still in Charge of Anti-GNU/Linux Strategies

=> Microsoft’s Kevin Turner Apparently Still in Charge of Anti-GNU/Linux Strategies

01.09.10 Novell News Summary – Part II: Ballnux and MSI/HP Return, More Ballnux at CES 2010

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: Ballnux and MSI/HP Return, More Ballnux at CES 2010

01.09.10 Novell News Summary – Part III: Plugs in the Press and SCO Case Galore

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Plugs in the Press and SCO Case Galore

01.10.10 Estimation: 30% of IT Patent Lawsuits Come from Patent Trolls, Microsoft Continues to Evade Patent Law (i4i)

=> Estimation: 30% of IT Patent Lawsuits Come from Patent Trolls, Microsoft Continues to Evade Patent Law (i4i)

01.14.10 “Kroes Was Quite Clueless About Software Patents and UPLS,” So the Commission Made a Microsoft Patent Deal Last Week

=> “Kroes Was Quite Clueless About Software Patents and UPLS,” So the Commission Made a Microsoft Patent Deal Last Week

01.14.10 British MEP Responds to Microsoft Lobby Against EIFv2; Microsoft’s Visible Technologies Infiltrates/Derails Forums Too

=> British MEP Responds to Microsoft Lobby Against EIFv2; Microsoft’s Visible Technologies Infiltrates/Derails Forums Too

01.15.10 Novell is Rapidly Losing GroupWise Business

=> Novell is Rapidly Losing GroupWise Business

01.15.10 Patents Roundup: Commission Sells Out to Microsoft; Apple and RIM Sued by Gates-backed Kodak

=> Patents Roundup: Commission Sells Out to Microsoft; Apple and RIM Sued by Gates-backed Kodak

01.16.10 Novell News Summary – Part III: Minor Developments, Major Security Problems, Brainshare in Amsterdam

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Minor Developments, Major Security Problems, Brainshare in Amsterdam

01.17.10 Meeting With Steve Ballmer Led Anti-GNU/Linux Executive to Quitting

=> Meeting With Steve Ballmer Led Anti-GNU/Linux Executive to Quitting

01.18.10 Patents Roundup: Neelie Kroes and Microsoft Patents Revisited, Steve Ballmer Lobbies Obama on Patents, Apple Wants Linux Phones Embargoed (Using Patents)

=> Patents Roundup: Neelie Kroes and Microsoft Patents Revisited, Steve Ballmer Lobbies Obama on Patents, Apple Wants Linux Phones Embargoed (Using Patents)

01.19.10 Microsoft Sues Google

=> Microsoft Sues Google

01.19.10 Patents Roundup: Microsoft Keeps Ruining (to Exploit) the Patent System, USPTO’s Purpose in Greater Doubt, Cisco Surrenders to Trolls

=> Patents Roundup: Microsoft Keeps Ruining (to Exploit) the Patent System, USPTO’s Purpose in Greater Doubt, Cisco Surrenders to Trolls

01.21.10 ODF Roundup: Norway, Germany Migration, ODF 1.2 Support, and ODF 1.1 Interop Profile

=> ODF Roundup: Norway, Germany Migration, ODF 1.2 Support, and ODF 1.1 Interop Profile

01.22.10 Thoughts on Canonical’s Approach to Non-Free (Non-Libre) Software

=> Thoughts on Canonical’s Approach to Non-Free (Non-Libre) Software

01.27.10 Chief Microsoft Lobbyist Bill Gates Goes on Anti-Google Tour in the Press

=> Chief Microsoft Lobbyist Bill Gates Goes on Anti-Google Tour in the Press

01.27.10 Patents Roundup: A Week’s Worth, Links and Snippets Only

=> Patents Roundup: A Week’s Worth, Links and Snippets Only

01.28.10 Novell is Still Promoting Microsoft SharePoint™ and Silverlight™

=> Novell is Still Promoting Microsoft SharePoint™ and Silverlight™

01.30.10 The Register’s Suggestion: Novell and Microsoft’s Partner of the Year Should Merge

=> The Register’s Suggestion: Novell and Microsoft’s Partner of the Year Should Merge

01.30.10 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Appliance Toolkit, Samsung, and LG

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Appliance Toolkit, Samsung, and LG

01.31.10 Novell Loses Executive Vice President and Community Manager

=> Novell Loses Executive Vice President and Community Manager

01.31.10 Novell News Summary – Part III: File Management Suite

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: File Management Suite

02.02.10 Novell: We Love Our Software Patents, We Needed More!

=> Novell: We Love Our Software Patents, We Needed More!

02.03.10 Relationships Map

=> Relationships Map

02.04.10 The BBC’s Anti-Internet Pro-Microsoft Revisionist Propaganda

=> The BBC’s Anti-Internet Pro-Microsoft Revisionist Propaganda

02.04.10 Computer History Development Timeline: Microsoft Perspective

=> Computer History Development Timeline: Microsoft Perspective

02.05.10 Patents Roundup: ACTA Inevitability Claimed, USPTO Patently Failing, China Against Patents in Standards, Monsanto in Court

=> Patents Roundup: ACTA Inevitability Claimed, USPTO Patently Failing, China Against Patents in Standards, Monsanto in Court

02.09.10 Patents Roundup: EFF Defends VoIP; Google, Apple, and Black Duck Stifle Progress; Microsoft Joins RPX

=> Patents Roundup: EFF Defends VoIP; Google, Apple, and Black Duck Stifle Progress; Microsoft Joins RPX

02.13.10 Novell News Summary – Part II: Update on SUSE, OES, Linspire, Samsung, LG, and Kyocera Mita

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: Update on SUSE, OES, Linspire, Samsung, LG, and Kyocera Mita

02.13.10 Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO Updates, Financial Results Are Near

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: SCO Updates, Financial Results Are Near

02.13.10 ODF Roundup: News from Scandinavia, OpenOffice.org 3.2, and Symphony 3.0 Beta 2

=> ODF Roundup: News from Scandinavia, OpenOffice.org 3.2, and Symphony 3.0 Beta 2

02.14.10 Novell Keeps Being Dumped for Google

=> Novell Keeps Being Dumped for Google

02.14.10 Patents Roundup: Escalations in Europe, SAP Pretense, CCIA Goes Wrong, and IETF Opens Up

=> Patents Roundup: Escalations in Europe, SAP Pretense, CCIA Goes Wrong, and IETF Opens Up

02.15.10 The Latest from Microsoft’s Ambassador to Linux (MVP Miguel de Icaza) and Other FSF-Hostile Folks

=> The Latest from Microsoft’s Ambassador to Linux (MVP Miguel de Icaza) and Other FSF-Hostile Folks

02.18.10 Patents Roundup: Centrify Brings Microsoft Patents to *NIX, Red Hat Denounces the Patent Trolls, and Google Still Endorses Software Patents

=> Patents Roundup: Centrify Brings Microsoft Patents to *NIX, Red Hat Denounces the Patent Trolls, and Google Still Endorses Software Patents

02.18.10 ODF Alliance Newsletter: February 2009

=> ODF Alliance Newsletter: February 2009

02.18.10 Wakeup Call to Google, Regarding Software Patents

=> Wakeup Call to Google, Regarding Software Patents

02.21.10 Microsoft Lawyer: Microsoft “Covers up Alleged Misconduct, Mischaracterizes Evidence ... Protects the Perpetrators and Retaliates Against Victims.”

=> Microsoft Lawyer: Microsoft “Covers up Alleged Misconduct, Mischaracterizes Evidence ... Protects the Perpetrators and Retaliates Against Victims.”

02.21.10 New AstroTurfing from Microsoft Philippines, Increased Pressure on Businesses

=> New AstroTurfing from Microsoft Philippines, Increased Pressure on Businesses

02.22.10 Patents Roundup: Amazon, Centrify, Microsoft, TecSec, and Bilski

=> Patents Roundup: Amazon, Centrify, Microsoft, TecSec, and Bilski

02.24.10 When Microsoft Racketeering Meets Apathy

=> When Microsoft Racketeering Meets Apathy

02.25.10 Free Software Must Not Fight Fire With Fire

=> Free Software Must Not Fight Fire With Fire

02.26.10 Latest Attack on Free Software Traced Back to BSA, Whose Lobbyist Francisco Mingorance Tries to Legalise Software Patents in Europe

=> Latest Attack on Free Software Traced Back to BSA, Whose Lobbyist Francisco Mingorance Tries to Legalise Software Patents in Europe

02.26.10 Novell’s Patches for Linux (Kernel) Drop Sharply

=> Novell’s Patches for Linux (Kernel) Drop Sharply

02.27.10 Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse, Brainshare 2010, Proprietary Products, SCO, Virtualisation, and Security

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse, Brainshare 2010, Proprietary Products, SCO, Virtualisation, and Security

03.01.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Increases Mono Dependency

=> Ubuntu 10.04 Increases Mono Dependency

03.02.10 Browser Ballot Critique

=> Browser Ballot Critique

03.02.10 Salesforce CEO: Microsoft is “Somewhat Disgusting”; Microsoft Smears of Free Software Carry on

=> Salesforce CEO: Microsoft is “Somewhat Disgusting”; Microsoft Smears of Free Software Carry on

03.02.10 Microsoft’s Extortion Battle Against GNU/Linux and Lawsuits by Proxy Against Google

=> Microsoft’s Extortion Battle Against GNU/Linux and Lawsuits by Proxy Against Google

03.03.10 Patents Roundup: Benjamin Franklin Would Have Disliked Patents, Tim Bray Leaves, Patents Kill, Ridiculous Software Patents Named

=> Patents Roundup: Benjamin Franklin Would Have Disliked Patents, Tim Bray Leaves, Patents Kill, Ridiculous Software Patents Named

03.04.10 Firm Behind Novell Bid Has Shady Past, Could be Tied to Microsoft (Paul E. Singer’s ‘Vulture Fund’)

=> Firm Behind Novell Bid Has Shady Past, Could be Tied to Microsoft (Paul E. Singer’s ‘Vulture Fund’)

03.04.10 On Microsoft’s Latest Linux Extortion in Japan and Apple’s Linux Extortion in China

=> On Microsoft’s Latest Linux Extortion in Japan and Apple’s Linux Extortion in China

03.05.10 Patents Roundup: USPTO Grants Patents on Hotdogs and Harbours Pyramid Schemes, EPO in Transition, and Apple Turns Nasty

=> Patents Roundup: USPTO Grants Patents on Hotdogs and Harbours Pyramid Schemes, EPO in Transition, and Apple Turns Nasty

03.07.10 Novell News Summary – Part II: SCO Case Resumes, Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Hits the Headlines as Novell Makes Announcement

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SCO Case Resumes, Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Hits the Headlines as Novell Makes Announcement

03.07.10 Novell News Summary – Part I: OpenSUSE and SUSE Amid Probable Takeover

=> Novell News Summary – Part I: OpenSUSE and SUSE Amid Probable Takeover

03.07.10 Vulture Fund Still the Only Bidder for Novell

=> Vulture Fund Still the Only Bidder for Novell

03.07.10 Microsoft Catch-up, Apple Lock-up, and GNU/Linux Freedom

=> Microsoft Catch-up, Apple Lock-up, and GNU/Linux Freedom

03.08.10 What Would Happen to “Boycott Novell” If Novell Was Sold in Pieces

=> What Would Happen to “Boycott Novell” If Novell Was Sold in Pieces

03.08.10 SCO’s Latest Cash Infusion and Urgent Call for Volunteers to Attend Trial Today (Utah)

=> SCO’s Latest Cash Infusion and Urgent Call for Volunteers to Attend Trial Today (Utah)

03.08.10 W3C Poisoned by Promoters of Software Patents Who Attack GNU/Linux

=> W3C Poisoned by Promoters of Software Patents Who Attack GNU/Linux

03.10.10 Apple’s Legal Attack on GNU/Linux and Mistreatment of Developers Already Costing it Business

=> Apple’s Legal Attack on GNU/Linux and Mistreatment of Developers Already Costing it Business

03.13.10 Vulture Fund Rumoured to be Planning to Break Novell Apart, Vultures Deny the Claim

=> Vulture Fund Rumoured to be Planning to Break Novell Apart, Vultures Deny the Claim

03.13.10 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE in Hush Mode, Lindows Called “Worst Product Ever”, Samsung’s Bada Revisited

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE in Hush Mode, Lindows Called “Worst Product Ever”, Samsung’s Bada Revisited

03.13.10 Latest SCO-Novell Drama in a Nutshell

=> Latest SCO-Novell Drama in a Nutshell

03.14.10 The Microsoft Elephant in the Open Source Room

=> The Microsoft Elephant in the Open Source Room

03.15.10 Apple’s and Microsoft’s Patent Attacks and Why the Linux Foundation’s Response Disappoints

=> Apple’s and Microsoft’s Patent Attacks and Why the Linux Foundation’s Response Disappoints

03.16.10 New Theory That Microsoft Played Role in Apple’s Lawsuit Against Linux and Against Google

=> New Theory That Microsoft Played Role in Apple’s Lawsuit Against Linux and Against Google

03.16.10 Microsoft ‘Pulls a SCO’ in India (Against GNU/Linux)

=> Microsoft ‘Pulls a SCO’ in India (Against GNU/Linux)

03.17.10 More Evidence of Potential Microsoft Involvement in Apple-HTC Lawsuit Against Linux/Android (and Microsoft Loses to Virnetx)

=> More Evidence of Potential Microsoft Involvement in Apple-HTC Lawsuit Against Linux/Android (and Microsoft Loses to Virnetx)

03.18.10 Open Irony: Microsoft Creates/Sponsors OpenMainframe.org to Attack GNU/Linux

=> Open Irony: Microsoft Creates/Sponsors OpenMainframe.org to Attack GNU/Linux

03.18.10 Microsoft Brings MPEG-LA-LA Land to the Web and Threatens GNU/Linux With Software Patent Lawsuits

=> Microsoft Brings MPEG-LA-LA Land to the Web and Threatens GNU/Linux With Software Patent Lawsuits

03.19.10 Linux is Not Against Software Patents (and Why Linus Torvalds Should Speak Up)

=> Linux is Not Against Software Patents (and Why Linus Torvalds Should Speak Up)

03.20.10 Novell News Summary – Part III: Clarifications from Elliott Associates, Hosted Conferencing, and BrainShare 20TEN

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Clarifications from Elliott Associates, Hosted Conferencing, and BrainShare 20TEN

03.20.10 SCO Roundup: SCO Group Receives a $2 Million Cash Infusion

=> SCO Roundup: SCO Group Receives a $2 Million Cash Infusion

03.21.10 Xbox 360 Dies Without a “Coffin” and Microsoft’s Other Hardware Endeavours Seemingly a Dead End

=> Xbox 360 Dies Without a “Coffin” and Microsoft’s Other Hardware Endeavours Seemingly a Dead End

03.22.10 Novell Accused of Lying About Red Hat Products (Again)

=> Novell Accused of Lying About Red Hat Products (Again)

03.22.10 In Fight Against Google, Microsoft Adopts China Strategy

=> In Fight Against Google, Microsoft Adopts China Strategy

03.23.10 Microsoft Proxy Attack on GNU/Linux Continues With TurboHercules

=> Microsoft Proxy Attack on GNU/Linux Continues With TurboHercules

03.24.10 When Only Half of Europe Browses the Web With Microsoft

=> When Only Half of Europe Browses the Web With Microsoft

03.24.10 Software Patents Complication Shows Why Linux Needs the FSF

=> Software Patents Complication Shows Why Linux Needs the FSF

03.25.10 Patent Thug (Microsoft) Enters “Solution Linux” and Receives Mob Treatment; Durham Logistics Unmasked as Potential Intellectual Ventures Proxy

=> Patent Thug (Microsoft) Enters “Solution Linux” and Receives Mob Treatment; Durham Logistics Unmasked as Potential Intellectual Ventures Proxy

03.26.10 Former Member of European Parliament Describes Microsoft “Coup in Process” in the European Commission

=> Former Member of European Parliament Describes Microsoft “Coup in Process” in the European Commission

03.26.10 Susan Heystee Appears to Have Quit Novell

=> Susan Heystee Appears to Have Quit Novell

03.27.10 Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE (SLES/SLED) in BrainShare 2010, Samsung and Kyocera With Android

=> Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE (SLES/SLED) in BrainShare 2010, Samsung and Kyocera With Android

03.28.10 Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse Beta and Many New Adverts

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse Beta and Many New Adverts

03.29.10 Europeans Asked to Stop Microsoft’s Subversion of EIFv2 (European Interoperability Framework Version 2)

=> Europeans Asked to Stop Microsoft’s Subversion of EIFv2 (European Interoperability Framework Version 2)

03.29.10 Microsoft Services Cyber Crime

=> Microsoft Services Cyber Crime

03.31.10 Consequences of UNIX up for Sale

=> Consequences of UNIX up for Sale

04.01.10 Eye on Security: Windows Malware, Emergency Patches, and BeyondTrust’s CEO from Microsoft

=> Eye on Security: Windows Malware, Emergency Patches, and BeyondTrust’s CEO from Microsoft

04.01.10 What Happens Next in the SCO Case (Post Novell)

=> What Happens Next in the SCO Case (Post Novell)

04.03.10 Microsoft Hijacks “Open Source” From GNU/Linux Just Like It Hijacked “Standards”

=> Microsoft Hijacks “Open Source” From GNU/Linux Just Like It Hijacked “Standards”

04.03.10 Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse, ZENworks, NetWare, and idOnDemand

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse, ZENworks, NetWare, and idOnDemand

04.06.10 Ubuntu Removes Codec Patent Trap, But What About Mono?

=> Ubuntu Removes Codec Patent Trap, But What About Mono?

04.06.10 Mono Team Develops More Windows Software and Mocks Critics

=> Mono Team Develops More Windows Software and Mocks Critics

04.08.10 Thumbs up to Ubuntu for Removing a Part of Microsoft; TurboHercules Likely a Psystar-Type Microsoft Shell

=> Thumbs up to Ubuntu for Removing a Part of Microsoft; TurboHercules Likely a Psystar-Type Microsoft Shell

04.10.10 Microsoft’s Battle to Consume — Not Obliterate — Open Source

=> Microsoft’s Battle to Consume — Not Obliterate — Open Source

04.10.10 Patents Roundup: Fordham Conference for Software Patents in Europe, NZOSS Responds to Pro-Software Patents Lobbyists, and TurboHercules’ Ties With Microsoft Explained

=> Patents Roundup: Fordham Conference for Software Patents in Europe, NZOSS Responds to Pro-Software Patents Lobbyists, and TurboHercules’ Ties With Microsoft Explained

04.11.10 Florian Müller Seemingly Connected to CCIA (Microsoft Proxy)

=> Florian Müller Seemingly Connected to CCIA (Microsoft Proxy)

04.11.10 Patents Roundup: David Hammerstein on Microsoft Lobbying in Europe; Harrison Targets Lobbying on Software Patents in New Zealand, Justice Stevens Leaves SCOTUS

=> Patents Roundup: David Hammerstein on Microsoft Lobbying in Europe; Harrison Targets Lobbying on Software Patents in New Zealand, Justice Stevens Leaves SCOTUS

04.12.10 Patents Roundup: New Conferences, Oink of the Patent Lawyers in New Zealand, and TurboHercules’ Secret Home in 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4200 Seattle, WA 98104

=> Patents Roundup: New Conferences, Oink of the Patent Lawyers in New Zealand, and TurboHercules’ Secret Home in 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4200 Seattle, WA 98104

04.14.10 Black Duck: Proprietary Software for Proprietary Software

=> Black Duck: Proprietary Software for Proprietary Software

04.15.10 Microsoft and Novell Overwhelm Linux Collaboration Summit; Microsoft MVP Publishes “Revisionist, Uninformed, and Narrow-Thinking” Article About GNU/Linux

=> Microsoft and Novell Overwhelm Linux Collaboration Summit; Microsoft MVP Publishes “Revisionist, Uninformed, and Narrow-Thinking” Article About GNU/Linux

04.16.10 Microsoft is Not Promoting the Open Source Community, It’s Just Exploiting It

=> Microsoft is Not Promoting the Open Source Community, It’s Just Exploiting It

04.17.10 Apple is Part of the Proprietary Thought Police

=> Apple is Part of the Proprietary Thought Police

04.17.10 Novell News Summary – Part III: Forrester Talks About Novell’s “Imminent Sale”; GroupWise’s Retreat and Business Partners

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Forrester Talks About Novell’s “Imminent Sale”; GroupWise’s Retreat and Business Partners

04.17.10 The Future of Mono and MonoTouch is Uncertain

=> The Future of Mono and MonoTouch is Uncertain

04.17.10 SCO Receives More Money From Darl McBride; Novell-SCO Resumes Monday

=> SCO Receives More Money From Darl McBride; Novell-SCO Resumes Monday

04.19.10 “Patent Absurdity” Looks for Translations Amid Lobbying from Florian Müller and Microsoft

=> “Patent Absurdity” Looks for Translations Amid Lobbying from Florian Müller and Microsoft

04.21.10 Microsoft’s Browser Ballot is Broken Again and Internet Explorer 8 is Critically Flawed

=> Microsoft’s Browser Ballot is Broken Again and Internet Explorer 8 is Critically Flawed

04.22.10 Facebook Joins Microsoft’s War on ODF

=> Facebook Joins Microsoft’s War on ODF

04.22.10 The Microsoft Who Cried “Wolf!”

=> The Microsoft Who Cried “Wolf!”

04.24.10 Novell News Summary – Part III: Last News Summary; SCO Updates and BrainShare Amsterdam

=> Novell News Summary – Part III: Last News Summary; SCO Updates and BrainShare Amsterdam

04.28.10 Novell Spins the Numbers Again

=> Novell Spins the Numbers Again

04.29.10 Software Patents Imperialism

=> Software Patents Imperialism

04.30.10 Microsoft Insiders Speak About the Case Against Android

=> Microsoft Insiders Speak About the Case Against Android

04.30.10 Steve Jobs: “A Patent Pool is Being Assembled to Go After Theora and Other “Open Source” Codecs Now.”

=> Steve Jobs: “A Patent Pool is Being Assembled to Go After Theora and Other “Open Source” Codecs Now.”

05.03.10 “Behind the Open Codec FUD Attack, W3C Captured by Microsoft, Apple, Nokia and So On?”

=> “Behind the Open Codec FUD Attack, W3C Captured by Microsoft, Apple, Nokia and So On?”

05.03.10 Dear Google: Please Abolish Software Patents, Don’t ‘Donate’ Patent ‘Protection’

=> Dear Google: Please Abolish Software Patents, Don’t ‘Donate’ Patent ‘Protection’

05.03.10 Journey With Novell/Microsoft Moonlight (and How it Broke Firefox While Microsoft Keeps Breaking Antitrust Law)

=> Journey With Novell/Microsoft Moonlight (and How it Broke Firefox While Microsoft Keeps Breaking Antitrust Law)

05.03.10 As Google Eats Microsoft’s Cash Cow Ballmer Finds New Attack Dogs in Yahoo!

=> As Google Eats Microsoft’s Cash Cow Ballmer Finds New Attack Dogs in Yahoo!

05.05.10 Apple and Microsoft a Threat to Culture (Data), Not Just Software (Tools)

=> Apple and Microsoft a Threat to Culture (Data), Not Just Software (Tools)

05.06.10 Free Software Foundation Europe Likens Apple/Microsoft Behaviour to Blackmail

=> Free Software Foundation Europe Likens Apple/Microsoft Behaviour to Blackmail

05.07.10 Microsoft Extorts GNU/Linux While Distorting the Meaning of “Open Source”

=> Microsoft Extorts GNU/Linux While Distorting the Meaning of “Open Source”

05.08.10 Novell: Making IT Work As One Microsoft Way

=> Novell: Making IT Work As One Microsoft Way

05.08.10 Apple Does Not Support Standards; Neither Does Microsoft

=> Apple Does Not Support Standards; Neither Does Microsoft

05.08.10 Minor Observations About Novell

=> Minor Observations About Novell

05.14.10 Patents Roundup: EmDebian Considers OIN Membership, EBoA Makes the Legal ‘Industry’ Happy, Phones Industry Harmed by Patents

=> Patents Roundup: EmDebian Considers OIN Membership, EBoA Makes the Legal ‘Industry’ Happy, Phones Industry Harmed by Patents

05.17.10 Bad Apple, Part II: Apple Carries on Armament With Software Patents, Harms Firefox

=> Bad Apple, Part II: Apple Carries on Armament With Software Patents, Harms Firefox

05.17.10 Backlash Against The European Patent Office (EPO), The Extended Board of Appeal (EBoA), and Trolls-Friendly Patent Systems

=> Backlash Against The European Patent Office (EPO), The Extended Board of Appeal (EBoA), and Trolls-Friendly Patent Systems

05.17.10 OpenDocument Format is Ready for HTML5; Stéphane Rodriguez Explains “The OOXML Interoperability Scam”

=> OpenDocument Format is Ready for HTML5; Stéphane Rodriguez Explains “The OOXML Interoperability Scam”

05.19.10 Siemens Betrays Germans by Legalising Software Patents in Europe

=> Siemens Betrays Germans by Legalising Software Patents in Europe

05.19.10 Patents Roundup: Google and Apple Still Conspire With Software Patents, Firefox Forked Due to Software Patents, EPO Slammed and DPL Potentially Reformed

=> Patents Roundup: Google and Apple Still Conspire With Software Patents, Firefox Forked Due to Software Patents, EPO Slammed and DPL Potentially Reformed

05.21.10 Salesforce CEO About Microsoft: “They’re Basically the Alley Thugs”

=> Salesforce CEO About Microsoft: “They’re Basically the Alley Thugs”

05.21.10 Who to Blame for Germany’s Dangerous Decision Regarding Software Patents

=> Who to Blame for Germany’s Dangerous Decision Regarding Software Patents

05.22.10 OpenSUSE Needs an Independent Equivalent (Like PCLinuxOS for Mandriva) to Ensure Takeover of Novell Leaves it Safe

=> OpenSUSE Needs an Independent Equivalent (Like PCLinuxOS for Mandriva) to Ensure Takeover of Novell Leaves it Safe

05.25.10 Samba Lawyer About Software Patents: The Only Solution is Abolition

=> Samba Lawyer About Software Patents: The Only Solution is Abolition

05.26.10 Why Novell is the Next Sun and OpenSUSE Should be Forked

=> Why Novell is the Next Sun and OpenSUSE Should be Forked

05.27.10 Novell: The Copy of a Copy

=> Novell: The Copy of a Copy

05.28.10 Microsoft is Not an Open Source Company, It’s a Software Patents Company With Lobbyists

=> Microsoft is Not an Open Source Company, It’s a Software Patents Company With Lobbyists

05.29.10 Google to Make WebM GPL Compatible — Claim

=> Google to Make WebM GPL Compatible — Claim

05.29.10 Another Abandonment of Microsoft: XBMC

=> Another Abandonment of Microsoft: XBMC

05.31.10 Tax-Free Financial Gain at Microsoft Assisted by Governor Gregoire

=> Tax-Free Financial Gain at Microsoft Assisted by Governor Gregoire

05.31.10 Microsoft and Apple Bad for the Environment and for Labour

=> Microsoft and Apple Bad for the Environment and for Labour

06.01.10 A Glimpse Back at Red Hat’s and Novell’s Stance on Software Patents in 2005

=> A Glimpse Back at Red Hat’s and Novell’s Stance on Software Patents in 2005

06.02.10 What a Difference Patentability of Software Makes: Microsoft #3 in USPTO, #33 in EPO

=> What a Difference Patentability of Software Makes: Microsoft #3 in USPTO, #33 in EPO

06.04.10 What Novell is Down to This Week

=> What Novell is Down to This Week

06.04.10 Microsoft is Already Trying to Infiltrate Canadian Government Contracts by Pretending to be “Open”

=> Microsoft is Already Trying to Infiltrate Canadian Government Contracts by Pretending to be “Open”

06.04.10 Architect of Microsoft’s Patent Strategy Has Left the Building

=> Architect of Microsoft’s Patent Strategy Has Left the Building

06.04.10 Microsoft Surrenders in Another Patent Case and Proves Yet Again That Its Patents Are Worthless

=> Microsoft Surrenders in Another Patent Case and Proves Yet Again That Its Patents Are Worthless

06.05.10 Linux Oggcasts Speak About Novell’s Imminent Sale

=> Linux Oggcasts Speak About Novell’s Imminent Sale

06.07.10 Patents Roundup: More Regarding Red Hat, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Patents on Genes, and USPTO Speed Lane

=> Patents Roundup: More Regarding Red Hat, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Patents on Genes, and USPTO Speed Lane

06.08.10 European Lesson About Novell’s Software Patents, Germany Seemingly Continues to Allow Software Patents

=> European Lesson About Novell’s Software Patents, Germany Seemingly Continues to Allow Software Patents

06.09.10 Prisoners of Apple Hype

=> Prisoners of Apple Hype

06.09.10 Patents Roundup: CSIRO Slammed, TiVo Loses, WIPO Harms China, and Patents Do Yoga

=> Patents Roundup: CSIRO Slammed, TiVo Loses, WIPO Harms China, and Patents Do Yoga

06.10.10 It’s Final: Novell Owns UNIX. Now, Who Will Buy Novell With UNIX?

=> It’s Final: Novell Owns UNIX. Now, Who Will Buy Novell With UNIX?

06.11.10 A Lawyer is Questioning the Definiteness of Death of the SCO Case (Updated)

=> A Lawyer is Questioning the Definiteness of Death of the SCO Case (Updated)

06.12.10 Canonical Searches for Its Strategy, Confused About ‘Patent Protection’ for Ubuntu

=> Canonical Searches for Its Strategy, Confused About ‘Patent Protection’ for Ubuntu

06.12.10 Torvalds’ Home Nation Still Besieged by Microsoft and Its Partners

=> Torvalds’ Home Nation Still Besieged by Microsoft and Its Partners

06.12.10 Software Patents Debate in LinuxTag 2010 and Elsewhere in Europe

=> Software Patents Debate in LinuxTag 2010 and Elsewhere in Europe

06.13.10 Translation of Novell’s Statement Regarding the SCO Case (Updated)

=> Translation of Novell’s Statement Regarding the SCO Case (Updated)

06.14.10 The Future of Microsoft’s Xbox is Uncertain

=> The Future of Microsoft’s Xbox is Uncertain

06.15.10 Debate Rages on Regarding the Open Invention Network (OIN)

=> Debate Rages on Regarding the Open Invention Network (OIN)

06.16.10 Novell Still Markets “Intellectual Property (IP) Peace of Mind”

=> Novell Still Markets “Intellectual Property (IP) Peace of Mind”

06.17.10 “Gates Now Runs an Investment Company in the Guise of a Charity.”

=> “Gates Now Runs an Investment Company in the Guise of a Charity.”

06.18.10 European Commission Still Lobbied by Microsoft, OASIS Does Not Support Software Freedom

=> European Commission Still Lobbied by Microsoft, OASIS Does Not Support Software Freedom

06.18.10 Patents Roundup: Developing Countries Versus Patents, Qualcomm Antitrust Probe for Patent Abuse, Massive Lawsuits

=> Patents Roundup: Developing Countries Versus Patents, Qualcomm Antitrust Probe for Patent Abuse, Massive Lawsuits

06.22.10 Framework for Legalising Software Patents in Europe Falls Over, So Why Does Canonical Join the OIN?

=> Framework for Legalising Software Patents in Europe Falls Over, So Why Does Canonical Join the OIN?

06.22.10 The History of ‘Paul Murphy’ Defaming Linux

=> The History of ‘Paul Murphy’ Defaming Linux

06.22.10 More Microsoft Debt, Legalised Tax Evasion, and Investment in the SCO Case

=> More Microsoft Debt, Legalised Tax Evasion, and Investment in the SCO Case

06.22.10 Oracle Doesn’t “Go Bananas Over EIF 2.0” Being Subverted by Microsoft and Friends

=> Oracle Doesn’t “Go Bananas Over EIF 2.0” Being Subverted by Microsoft and Friends

06.23.10 The Real Debate About OIN

=> The Real Debate About OIN

06.24.10 OpenSUSE May Distance Itself From Novell/Microsoft ‘Linux Tax’

=> OpenSUSE May Distance Itself From Novell/Microsoft ‘Linux Tax’

06.24.10 Fake Friends of Linux or Software Freedom

=> Fake Friends of Linux or Software Freedom

06.24.10 New Zealand’s Legislation Regarding Software Patents Shows That the US is the Boss

=> New Zealand’s Legislation Regarding Software Patents Shows That the US is the Boss

06.25.10 Patents Roundup: EU Patent Deform, MPEG-LA, OIN, New Zealand, and Patent Trolls

=> Patents Roundup: EU Patent Deform, MPEG-LA, OIN, New Zealand, and Patent Trolls

06.26.10 Eye on Novell: SCO, People, Business, SLED/Ballnux, SUSE HackWeek, and Other Events

=> Eye on Novell: SCO, People, Business, SLED/Ballnux, SUSE HackWeek, and Other Events

06.28.10 Manual for Removing Microsoft Trap From Ubuntu GNU/Linux (and Lessons of TomTom and SCO Cases)

=> Manual for Removing Microsoft Trap From Ubuntu GNU/Linux (and Lessons of TomTom and SCO Cases)

06.28.10 Novell Still a Threat to OpenOffice.org

=> Novell Still a Threat to OpenOffice.org

06.29.10 More Bilski Analysis/Links (and Microsoft Front Group Commends Florian Müller)

=> More Bilski Analysis/Links (and Microsoft Front Group Commends Florian Müller)

06.29.10 Inaction From Ombudsman/EU Commission Regarding Microsoft Lobbyists Derailing Public Policy

=> Inaction From Ombudsman/EU Commission Regarding Microsoft Lobbyists Derailing Public Policy

06.29.10 .NET Violates Patents, Sued

=> .NET Violates Patents, Sued

06.29.10 Bilski Case Analyses: Good News, Bad News

=> Bilski Case Analyses: Good News, Bad News

07.01.10 Dan Ravicher Suggests Organising for Chance of a US Patent Overhaul

=> Dan Ravicher Suggests Organising for Chance of a US Patent Overhaul

07.02.10 Novell’s Microsoft Propaganda Now in the Press, Microsoft Seeks Linux ‘Patent Tax’ With SLES

=> Novell’s Microsoft Propaganda Now in the Press, Microsoft Seeks Linux ‘Patent Tax’ With SLES

07.02.10 Freedom Defenders Look at the Glass Half Full in the Bilski Aftermath

=> Freedom Defenders Look at the Glass Half Full in the Bilski Aftermath

07.05.10 Patent Aggression Against Linux: Microsoft, Apple, and Nobody Else

=> Patent Aggression Against Linux: Microsoft, Apple, and Nobody Else

07.05.10 Microsoft in Trouble in South Korea

=> Microsoft in Trouble in South Korea

07.05.10 Cash Cows Watch: Windows and Office Are Suffering

=> Cash Cows Watch: Windows and Office Are Suffering

07.07.10 Microsoft’s Undercover Lobbyists for Software Patents in Europe

=> Microsoft’s Undercover Lobbyists for Software Patents in Europe

07.08.10 Patent Bullies Roundup: Intellectual Ventures, NetApp, and HP’s ‘Donation’

=> Patent Bullies Roundup: Intellectual Ventures, NetApp, and HP’s ‘Donation’

07.08.10 Software Patents Not a Done Deal in New Zealand, Mozilla Weighs in

=> Software Patents Not a Done Deal in New Zealand, Mozilla Weighs in

07.11.10 GNU/Linux Wins, Even on Desktops (and I’m Taking a Break)

=> GNU/Linux Wins, Even on Desktops (and I’m Taking a Break)

07.20.10 Hypnosisoft

=> Hypnosisoft

07.20.10 Kevin McBride Takes on Linux

=> Kevin McBride Takes on Linux

07.21.10 Fraunhofer FOKUS and the Software Patents Lobby in Germany

=> Fraunhofer FOKUS and the Software Patents Lobby in Germany

07.23.10 Quote of the Day: Peer To Patent is a “Colossal Waste of Time When It Examines Software Patents”

=> Quote of the Day: Peer To Patent is a “Colossal Waste of Time When It Examines Software Patents”

07.23.10 Links: GNU/Linux Breakthrough in India, Linux 2.6.35 News

=> Links: GNU/Linux Breakthrough in India, Linux 2.6.35 News

07.23.10 Patents Roundup: Identifying Real Patent Foes and Conflicts of Interests

=> Patents Roundup: Identifying Real Patent Foes and Conflicts of Interests

07.23.10 Novell Too Busy (With Proprietary Software) to Promote OpenSUSE

=> Novell Too Busy (With Proprietary Software) to Promote OpenSUSE

07.23.10 Novell Outsources Staff, Other Staff Lands in Other Companies

=> Novell Outsources Staff, Other Staff Lands in Other Companies

07.23.10 Links: Many New Releases of GNU/Linux, More Tablets

=> Links: Many New Releases of GNU/Linux, More Tablets

07.23.10 Why SCO is Like a Patent Troll

=> Why SCO is Like a Patent Troll

07.24.10 Links: GNU/Linux in China, India, Many Other Places

=> Links: GNU/Linux in China, India, Many Other Places

07.24.10 Links: KDevelop 4.0.1, GNOME 3…

=> Links: KDevelop 4.0.1, GNOME 3…

07.25.10 Microsoft Kickbacks and Pressures on Dell: Lessons From Intel

=> Microsoft Kickbacks and Pressures on Dell: Lessons From Intel

07.26.10 On Hypocrisy, Müller’s Mass Mailing to Journalists, and Lobbying

=> On Hypocrisy, Müller’s Mass Mailing to Journalists, and Lobbying

07.27.10 Microsoft Admits a Software Patent is Just Like Maths

=> Microsoft Admits a Software Patent is Just Like Maths

07.27.10 How Microsoft Belittles ODF, Using the “Choice”-Themed Lies (and Why Google Should Offer ODF as a Choice)

=> How Microsoft Belittles ODF, Using the “Choice”-Themed Lies (and Why Google Should Offer ODF as a Choice)

07.27.10 Source Seems to be the Hardest Word

=> Source Seems to be the Hardest Word

07.28.10 Indonesia is Moving to OpenDocument Format (ODF)

=> Indonesia is Moving to OpenDocument Format (ODF)

07.28.10 Not All Lawsuits Are Direct and Not All Payments Are Direct, Either

=> Not All Lawsuits Are Direct and Not All Payments Are Direct, Either

07.28.10 SUSE Gallery an Increasingly Rare Case of Novell’s SUSE Promotion

=> SUSE Gallery an Increasingly Rare Case of Novell’s SUSE Promotion

07.30.10 Microsoft’s Top Competitors Are GNU/Linux or Users and Vendors of GNU/Linux

=> Microsoft’s Top Competitors Are GNU/Linux or Users and Vendors of GNU/Linux

07.30.10 Lawyers and Monopolies They Work for Are the Key Threat to Software Patent Policy

=> Lawyers and Monopolies They Work for Are the Key Threat to Software Patent Policy

07.30.10 Microsoft’s Software Patents Lobbyists and Patent Trolls

=> Microsoft’s Software Patents Lobbyists and Patent Trolls

08.01.10 Infosys is an Extension of Microsoft India

=> Infosys is an Extension of Microsoft India

08.02.10 Apple’s and Microsoft’s Robbery of Knowledge Using Patents, i4i Case Might Reach SCOTUS

=> Apple’s and Microsoft’s Robbery of Knowledge Using Patents, i4i Case Might Reach SCOTUS

08.02.10 Google Drains Microsoft’s Coffers, Gets Attacked by Microsoft Through Regulators (Again)

=> Google Drains Microsoft’s Coffers, Gets Attacked by Microsoft Through Regulators (Again)

08.03.10 Microsoft Laughs at — Then Deceives on — Interoperability

=> Microsoft Laughs at — Then Deceives on — Interoperability

08.03.10 Role of the Gates Foundation Comes Under Pressure Due to Shareholder Conflicts

=> Role of the Gates Foundation Comes Under Pressure Due to Shareholder Conflicts

08.04.10 Florian Müller Unearths Dan Lyons’ Old Junk

=> Florian Müller Unearths Dan Lyons’ Old Junk

08.04.10 Misleading Stories Based on Misleading Statistics (Microsoft and GNOME)

=> Misleading Stories Based on Misleading Statistics (Microsoft and GNOME)

08.05.10 As Novell Looks for Buyers SUSE is Almost Silent

=> As Novell Looks for Buyers SUSE is Almost Silent

08.06.10 How India’s Legal Rule Regarding Patents Gets ‘Regulated’ by the West, Facebook is Hoarding Software Patents

=> How India’s Legal Rule Regarding Patents Gets ‘Regulated’ by the West, Facebook is Hoarding Software Patents

08.06.10 Microsoft Refuses to Fix Known Security Vulnerabilities for Years, Anti-Virus (AV) Software Turns Useless

=> Microsoft Refuses to Fix Known Security Vulnerabilities for Years, Anti-Virus (AV) Software Turns Useless

08.06.10 Software Patents Lobbyists Disguised as ‘Open Source’ Friends/Companies

=> Software Patents Lobbyists Disguised as ‘Open Source’ Friends/Companies

08.06.10 Florian Müller Unofficially Joins Microsoft’s ‘Team Apologista’

=> Florian Müller Unofficially Joins Microsoft’s ‘Team Apologista’

08.08.10 Heads Are Said to be Rolling After Apple’s hypePhone 4 Antenna Cockup, iOS 4 Update is Broken

=> Heads Are Said to be Rolling After Apple’s hypePhone 4 Antenna Cockup, iOS 4 Update is Broken

08.08.10 Microsoft’s KINect is the next KIN-Like Disaster (and Why Kinect Patents Are All That’s Left)

=> Microsoft’s KINect is the next KIN-Like Disaster (and Why Kinect Patents Are All That’s Left)

08.09.10 Replacement for Ballmer From the Outside, Microsoft’s Inexpensive Outside Workforce Suppressed by US Congress

=> Replacement for Ballmer From the Outside, Microsoft’s Inexpensive Outside Workforce Suppressed by US Congress

08.09.10 Groklaw Repeats Warning About Mono as a Patent Threat

=> Groklaw Repeats Warning About Mono as a Patent Threat

08.11.10 Open Invention Network (OIN) and Linux Foundation Still Legitimise Software Patents

=> Open Invention Network (OIN) and Linux Foundation Still Legitimise Software Patents

08.11.10 Klinkert Zindel Partner is Promoting Software Patents in Europe

=> Klinkert Zindel Partner is Promoting Software Patents in Europe

08.11.10 Vice President of Engineering at Novell (Andy Fox) Not Surprised That Google Pulled the Plug on Wave

=> Vice President of Engineering at Novell (Andy Fox) Not Surprised That Google Pulled the Plug on Wave

08.11.10 SCO’s 2007 Bankruptcy May Have Been Fake

=> SCO’s 2007 Bankruptcy May Have Been Fake

08.12.10 Novell Still Uploads Many Videos to YouTube; OpenSUSE News and Expansion of OpenSUSE Boosters Team Effort

=> Novell Still Uploads Many Videos to YouTube; OpenSUSE News and Expansion of OpenSUSE Boosters Team Effort

08.13.10 “EPO Still Operating in a Vacuum”

=> “EPO Still Operating in a Vacuum”

08.13.10 FFII in More Disagreements With NoSoftwarePatents Founder, James Gosling Foresaw Java Lawsuit

=> FFII in More Disagreements With NoSoftwarePatents Founder, James Gosling Foresaw Java Lawsuit

08.16.10 Robert X. Cringely Shreds Microsoft to Pieces While Fraud/Kickbacks Surface at HP, Dell, and Intel

=> Robert X. Cringely Shreds Microsoft to Pieces While Fraud/Kickbacks Surface at HP, Dell, and Intel

08.16.10 Microsoft is Chucking Apple After Using Apple to Promote OOXML

=> Microsoft is Chucking Apple After Using Apple to Promote OOXML

08.19.10 Larry Ellison: “We Have to Exploit Open Source.”

=> Larry Ellison: “We Have to Exploit Open Source.”

08.21.10 Novell’s New Products Are Proprietary Software

=> Novell’s New Products Are Proprietary Software

08.21.10 Bogus Oracle Patents, Broken USPTO, Apple’s Patent Aggression, and Acacia Gets More Money to Troll

=> Bogus Oracle Patents, Broken USPTO, Apple’s Patent Aggression, and Acacia Gets More Money to Troll

08.23.10 Microsoft and Yahoo! Continue Losing to Google, Microsoft Resorts to Regulators to Complain About “Monopoly”

=> Microsoft and Yahoo! Continue Losing to Google, Microsoft Resorts to Regulators to Complain About “Monopoly”

08.23.10 Vista 7 Defeated by Disobedient ‘Consumers’, But Florian Müller Likes it and Makes Friends With Microsoft Apologists

=> Vista 7 Defeated by Disobedient ‘Consumers’, But Florian Müller Likes it and Makes Friends With Microsoft Apologists

08.24.10 Google Shoots Itself in the Foot by Patenting Software

=> Google Shoots Itself in the Foot by Patenting Software

08.24.10 Patent Trolls Still Rejoice and David Kappos is Change We Can’t Believe in

=> Patent Trolls Still Rejoice and David Kappos is Change We Can’t Believe in

08.25.10 Your News is PR: The Economic Times Example

=> Your News is PR: The Economic Times Example

08.25.10 Microsoft Can’t Do Hardware

=> Microsoft Can’t Do Hardware

08.25.10 Adobe Joins Novell in Daemonising Oracle and Whitewashing Microsoft

=> Adobe Joins Novell in Daemonising Oracle and Whitewashing Microsoft

08.25.10 OMG!Mono!

=> OMG!Mono!

08.25.10 NZICT is a Fake Group (Lobby Group) Connected to Microsoft, Foreigners

=> NZICT is a Fake Group (Lobby Group) Connected to Microsoft, Foreigners

08.26.10 OOXML Revisionism (Updated)

=> OOXML Revisionism (Updated)

08.27.10 Florian Müller is a .NET Developer (Exclusively), Uses Very Latest of Microsoft Software

=> Florian Müller is a .NET Developer (Exclusively), Uses Very Latest of Microsoft Software

08.27.10 Second Microsoft Co-founder Becomes a Patent Troll Just Like Bill Gates, Sues Microsoft Competitors

=> Second Microsoft Co-founder Becomes a Patent Troll Just Like Bill Gates, Sues Microsoft Competitors

08.28.10 “Looks Like Microsoft is Doing Damage Control on Virus Attacks”

=> “Looks Like Microsoft is Doing Damage Control on Virus Attacks”

08.28.10 SCO Cheapskates and the Growing Irrelevance of the Case

=> SCO Cheapskates and the Growing Irrelevance of the Case

08.28.10 What is Interval Research Corporation? (Origin of Paul Allen’s Patent Troll)

=> What is Interval Research Corporation? (Origin of Paul Allen’s Patent Troll)

08.29.10 IDG’s Fauxpen Source Blog Adds Microsoft People

=> IDG’s Fauxpen Source Blog Adds Microsoft People

08.29.10 SCO Sells Its Few Remaining Assets. Is Xandros Next?

=> SCO Sells Its Few Remaining Assets. Is Xandros Next?

08.29.10 Novell Links: Notes About GroupWise, Fog Computing, OpenSUSE, and Staff Moves

=> Novell Links: Notes About GroupWise, Fog Computing, OpenSUSE, and Staff Moves

08.29.10 VITA Disaster Appears to Have Been Caused by Microsoft Windows

=> VITA Disaster Appears to Have Been Caused by Microsoft Windows

08.31.10 Why Paul Allen (Interval Patent Troll) Targets Companies That Do Not Cross-license With (or Pay) Microsoft

=> Why Paul Allen (Interval Patent Troll) Targets Companies That Do Not Cross-license With (or Pay) Microsoft

08.31.10 Patents Roundup: OIN, Patent Attorney Ignorance, “Ultimate Patent Troll”, the Rambus Submarine Patent, Death Patents, MPEG-LA, and i4i/Microsoft

=> Patents Roundup: OIN, Patent Attorney Ignorance, “Ultimate Patent Troll”, the Rambus Submarine Patent, Death Patents, MPEG-LA, and i4i/Microsoft

09.01.10 Microsoft Boosters of Software Patents in Linux/UNIX Sued for Patent Violation

=> Microsoft Boosters of Software Patents in Linux/UNIX Sued for Patent Violation

09.02.10 Microsoft Saved the Bush Family From Embarrassment

=> Microsoft Saved the Bush Family From Embarrassment

09.03.10 Divide and Conquer: How Microsoft Fractures Free and Open Source Software, GNU/Linux

=> Divide and Conquer: How Microsoft Fractures Free and Open Source Software, GNU/Linux

09.03.10 On Matters of Patents, Google Less of a Problem Than Microsoft, Apple

=> On Matters of Patents, Google Less of a Problem Than Microsoft, Apple

09.03.10 Microsoft Crashes Rival’s Event (OpenOffice.org Conference) Using Moritz Berger

=> Microsoft Crashes Rival’s Event (OpenOffice.org Conference) Using Moritz Berger

09.04.10 Microsoft is Ranked the Worst Security Patching Offender

=> Microsoft is Ranked the Worst Security Patching Offender

09.06.10 ZDNet’s ‘Open Source and Linux’ Blog Consults With Pro-Microsoft Campaigner

=> ZDNet’s ‘Open Source and Linux’ Blog Consults With Pro-Microsoft Campaigner

09.07.10 Red Hat Should Eliminate All of Its Patents, or At Least Attach Self-Destructive Clauses to Them

=> Red Hat Should Eliminate All of Its Patents, or At Least Attach Self-Destructive Clauses to Them

09.07.10 Why Microsoft Still Loves Software Patents

=> Why Microsoft Still Loves Software Patents

09.08.10 Red Hat’s Market Cap Tops $7 Billion Today, Novell Only at $2 Billion

=> Red Hat’s Market Cap Tops $7 Billion Today, Novell Only at $2 Billion

09.10.10 Quote of the Day: “Microsoft-sponsored Lobbyists and Lawyers Forming Groups to Initiate a Variety of Cases Against Google”

=> Quote of the Day: “Microsoft-sponsored Lobbyists and Lawyers Forming Groups to Initiate a Variety of Cases Against Google”

09.11.10 Microsoft is Still Trolling ODF and Other Free Software Causes Using Fake ‘FOSS People’, OOXML Defects Ignored

=> Microsoft is Still Trolling ODF and Other Free Software Causes Using Fake ‘FOSS People’, OOXML Defects Ignored

09.13.10 The Difference Between Florian Müller and Hugo Lueders (Pro-Microsoft Lobbyists)

=> The Difference Between Florian Müller and Hugo Lueders (Pro-Microsoft Lobbyists)

09.16.10 SCO is Selling UNIX® Assets and Novell (UNIX® Owner) is Selling Too

=> SCO is Selling UNIX® Assets and Novell (UNIX® Owner) is Selling Too

09.17.10 Microsoft Attacks Android With Software Patents, This Time Verbally

=> Microsoft Attacks Android With Software Patents, This Time Verbally

09.17.10 Goodbye, Novell

=> Goodbye, Novell

09.17.10 Abolishing Software Patents a Top Priority This Software Freedom Day

=> Abolishing Software Patents a Top Priority This Software Freedom Day

09.20.10 VMware May Ruin SUSE and Harm GNU/Linux at Large If Acquisition Goes Through

=> VMware May Ruin SUSE and Harm GNU/Linux at Large If Acquisition Goes Through

09.22.10 Mozilla Pays for a Shield From Software Patents, Free Software Proponents Cautiously Sceptical

=> Mozilla Pays for a Shield From Software Patents, Free Software Proponents Cautiously Sceptical

09.24.10 FSF and EFF Challenge Software Patents at the USPTO, Nature (Journal) Wants EPO to be Like USPTO, and Patent Trolls Roam Free in Land of the Free

=> FSF and EFF Challenge Software Patents at the USPTO, Nature (Journal) Wants EPO to be Like USPTO, and Patent Trolls Roam Free in Land of the Free

09.26.10 What Everyone Needs to Know About Wikileaks and Microsoft Lobbyists Like Anke Domscheit-Berg, Zuck, and Maybe Florian Müller

=> What Everyone Needs to Know About Wikileaks and Microsoft Lobbyists Like Anke Domscheit-Berg, Zuck, and Maybe Florian Müller

09.28.10 LibreOffice is Launched, Offering Independence from Oracle

=> LibreOffice is Launched, Offering Independence from Oracle

09.28.10 Update on Novell and SCO Asset Sales

=> Update on Novell and SCO Asset Sales

09.29.10 Microsoft’s Patent Offensives, Patent Trolls, and Other Patent Agitators

=> Microsoft’s Patent Offensives, Patent Trolls, and Other Patent Agitators

09.30.10 What Apple, Microsoft, and GNU/Linux Mean to One’s Freedom and the Bundling Issue Revisited

=> What Apple, Microsoft, and GNU/Linux Mean to One’s Freedom and the Bundling Issue Revisited

10.02.10 Federal Motors and Federal Microsoft

=> Federal Motors and Federal Microsoft

10.02.10 Microsoft’s Top Boosters Worry About Decreased Press Exposure, Acquisition Freeze

=> Microsoft’s Top Boosters Worry About Decreased Press Exposure, Acquisition Freeze

10.05.10 Google Has Already Paid Microsoft for ActiveSync, So What’s the Problem?

=> Google Has Already Paid Microsoft for ActiveSync, So What’s the Problem?

10.05.10 Bill Gates-Funded Guardian ‘Writers’ Are Again Whitewashing Gates and Attacking Microsoft Rivals

=> Bill Gates-Funded Guardian ‘Writers’ Are Again Whitewashing Gates and Attacking Microsoft Rivals

10.07.10 Microsoft Downgraded Yet Again, CEO Bonus Cut, Goldman Sachs Says Microsoft Should be Split, and Company’s CEO Acknowledges It May Vanish

=> Microsoft Downgraded Yet Again, CEO Bonus Cut, Goldman Sachs Says Microsoft Should be Split, and Company’s CEO Acknowledges It May Vanish

10.07.10 Software Patent Lawsuits Around Linux (Roundup)

=> Software Patent Lawsuits Around Linux (Roundup)

10.12.10 Groklaw Compares Microsoft’s Lawsuits Against Linux/Android Vendors to SCO Lawsuit

=> Groklaw Compares Microsoft’s Lawsuits Against Linux/Android Vendors to SCO Lawsuit

10.13.10 Microsoft Employees Push Vista Phone 7 n Twitter, Without Disclosure

=> Microsoft Employees Push Vista Phone 7 n Twitter, Without Disclosure

10.14.10 BSA, ACT, and Other Microsoft Front Groups Still Try to Shoot Down EIF in Europe While Promoting Software Patents

=> BSA, ACT, and Other Microsoft Front Groups Still Try to Shoot Down EIF in Europe While Promoting Software Patents

10.14.10 “Novell is UNIX” But Who Buys Novell?

=> “Novell is UNIX” But Who Buys Novell?

10.16.10 To Mono Leadership/Development Team, “A Mono Success Story of Biblical Proportions” Means No GNU/Linux Support

=> To Mono Leadership/Development Team, “A Mono Success Story of Biblical Proportions” Means No GNU/Linux Support

10.16.10 United Fruit Company 2.0: How Microsoft is Colonising South America

=> United Fruit Company 2.0: How Microsoft is Colonising South America

10.18.10 Microsoft’s and Apple’s #1 Weapon Against Software Freedom (Including Linux) is Software Patent Monopolies

=> Microsoft’s and Apple’s #1 Weapon Against Software Freedom (Including Linux) is Software Patent Monopolies

10.19.10 BSA Lobbying Against Standards in Europe is Old News

=> BSA Lobbying Against Standards in Europe is Old News

10.20.10 Mobbyists and Lobbyists (Notably BSA) Marginalise Free Software in Europe Using Lies About RAND

=> Mobbyists and Lobbyists (Notably BSA) Marginalise Free Software in Europe Using Lies About RAND

10.22.10 Battling the BSA Hydra – Interpretation and Spanish Translation

=> Battling the BSA Hydra – Interpretation and Spanish Translation

10.27.10 Urban Dictionary Defines Mobbyists

=> Urban Dictionary Defines Mobbyists

10.28.10 El Dictionary Urbano Define Mobbyist (Mobbyists – Español)

=> El Dictionary Urbano Define Mobbyist (Mobbyists – Español)

10.28.10 ODF Alliance Newsletter: October 2010

=> ODF Alliance Newsletter: October 2010

11.05.10 Federal Government Less Patents-Friendly Than USPTO, Apple’s Embargo Attempt (With Patents) Fails ITC Judgment

=> Federal Government Less Patents-Friendly Than USPTO, Apple’s Embargo Attempt (With Patents) Fails ITC Judgment

11.08.10 Microsoft is Stockpiling and Also Buying More Patents While Microsoft’s ‘Buddy’ Finjan Extorts McAfee With Software Patents

=> Microsoft is Stockpiling and Also Buying More Patents While Microsoft’s ‘Buddy’ Finjan Extorts McAfee With Software Patents

11.08.10 Microsoft Shareholder Disappointed by Vista Phony 7, Which Fails to Sell; Office 2010 Used Only by 4% of Office Users

=> Microsoft Shareholder Disappointed by Vista Phony 7, Which Fails to Sell; Office 2010 Used Only by 4% of Office Users

11.10.10 New Ph.D. Thesis Shows How Finnish Government Moved to Free/Libre Software

=> New Ph.D. Thesis Shows How Finnish Government Moved to Free/Libre Software

11.10.10 Novell’s Hallmark of a Company That’s Already Dead

=> Novell’s Hallmark of a Company That’s Already Dead

11.12.10 Does Microsoft Really Have List of Patents GNU/Linux Supposedly Infringes?

=> Does Microsoft Really Have List of Patents GNU/Linux Supposedly Infringes?

11.14.10 Cronología de Microsoft Extorsión de Patentes Contra GNU/Linux

=> Cronología de Microsoft Extorsión de Patentes Contra GNU/Linux

11.14.10 The W3C and Fake Authority

=> The W3C and Fake Authority

11.15.10 Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison Get Even Closer After Attacking the Linux-based Android Using Patents, Google Becomes Software Patents Foe

=> Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison Get Even Closer After Attacking the Linux-based Android Using Patents, Google Becomes Software Patents Foe

11.16.10 Microsoft is Speaking ‘for’ Small EU-based Businesses to Promote Software Patents

=> Microsoft is Speaking ‘for’ Small EU-based Businesses to Promote Software Patents

11.17.10 Microsoft Está Hablando “Por”las Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (PYMES) En la UE para Promover las Patentes de Software

=> Microsoft Está Hablando “Por”las Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (PYMES) En la UE para Promover las Patentes de Software

11.20.10 HTC Sued Over Patents by Company Already in Court With Microsoft

=> HTC Sued Over Patents by Company Already in Court With Microsoft

11.22.10 SUSE, OpenSUSE, and Why AttachMSFT Won’t Care

=> SUSE, OpenSUSE, and Why AttachMSFT Won’t Care

11.23.10 Apple Expected to Have Antitrust Trouble as Anticompetitive Practices Carry on

=> Apple Expected to Have Antitrust Trouble as Anticompetitive Practices Carry on

11.23.10 Novell is Not an Open Source Company and Neither is AttachMSFT

=> Novell is Not an Open Source Company and Neither is AttachMSFT

11.23.10 Novell Buys Keynote

=> Novell Buys Keynote

11.29.10 Novell’s Last Week – Part III: AttachMSFT’s Promise to OpenSUSE is Not a Legal Commitment

=> Novell’s Last Week – Part III: AttachMSFT’s Promise to OpenSUSE is Not a Legal Commitment

11.29.10 Novell’s Last Week – Part IV: The Ugly Side of the AttachMSFT Game

=> Novell’s Last Week – Part IV: The Ugly Side of the AttachMSFT Game

12.04.10 Microsoft-funded ‘Satellites’ With Software Patents

=> Microsoft-funded ‘Satellites’ With Software Patents

12.04.10 Patent Monopolies Nothing to Do With Armed and Dangerous Men at Sea

=> Patent Monopolies Nothing to Do With Armed and Dangerous Men at Sea

12.06.10 At Microsoft, “Choice” Means Adding Windows, Marginalising/Suing GNU/Linux

=> At Microsoft, “Choice” Means Adding Windows, Marginalising/Suing GNU/Linux

12.09.10 Vista 7 Refunds: Unbundling Proponents Are on a Roll

=> Vista 7 Refunds: Unbundling Proponents Are on a Roll

12.14.10 On the Web, Microsoft Loves Hiding

=> On the Web, Microsoft Loves Hiding

12.15.10 Novell, OIN, and AttachMSFT: Why It Confirms Novell Was Trouble All Along

=> Novell, OIN, and AttachMSFT: Why It Confirms Novell Was Trouble All Along

12.15.10 OpenSUSE’s Future Still Debated, Not Seen Clearly

=> OpenSUSE’s Future Still Debated, Not Seen Clearly

12.17.10 UNIX Battles Carry on Whilst OpenSUSE is Being Lost

=> UNIX Battles Carry on Whilst OpenSUSE is Being Lost

12.19.10 Microsoft Lobbyists Corrupt the European Interoperability Framework to Marginalise Software Freedom

=> Microsoft Lobbyists Corrupt the European Interoperability Framework to Marginalise Software Freedom

12.20.10 Los grupos de presión Microsoft Estan Dañado el Marco de Interoperabilidad Europeo Marginalizando el Software Libre

=> Los grupos de presión Microsoft Estan Dañado el Marco de Interoperabilidad Europeo Marginalizando el Software Libre

12.20.10 Red Hat and Oracle Respond to EIFv2, Microsoft Seemingly Plans More Patent Aggression

=> Red Hat and Oracle Respond to EIFv2, Microsoft Seemingly Plans More Patent Aggression

12.21.10 Groklaw Lashes Out at Novell for Promoting OOXML (With Lock-in and Patent/RAND Traps)

=> Groklaw Lashes Out at Novell for Promoting OOXML (With Lock-in and Patent/RAND Traps)

12.21.10 ES: Microsoft, Normas e Incompatibilidad: 1991-2011 – y Una Pistola Humeante de Novell

=> ES: Microsoft, Normas e Incompatibilidad: 1991-2011 – y Una Pistola Humeante de Novell

12.22.10 The Open Invention Network Upsets Microsoft, Grows Bigger

=> The Open Invention Network Upsets Microsoft, Grows Bigger

12.23.10 EN/ES: Microsoft’s OS/2 Attack Plan

=> EN/ES: Microsoft’s OS/2 Attack Plan

12.25.10 ES: Alex Brown: El ‘Joe Lieberman’ de Microsoft

=> ES: Alex Brown: El ‘Joe Lieberman’ de Microsoft

12.25.10 Alex Brown: The ‘Joe Lieberman’ of Microsoft

=> Alex Brown: The ‘Joe Lieberman’ of Microsoft

12.27.10 Novell Being Bribed by Microsoft to Support OOXML is Not News

=> Novell Being Bribed by Microsoft to Support OOXML is Not News

12.27.10 Thumbs Up to Linux Phones for Rejecting Apple-esque Censorship

=> Thumbs Up to Linux Phones for Rejecting Apple-esque Censorship

12.29.10 Microsoft Sued for the Double-Dipping Vista 7 Trick (Class Action)

=> Microsoft Sued for the Double-Dipping Vista 7 Trick (Class Action)

01.03.11 Raw Interview With Linux Format Magazine

=> Raw Interview With Linux Format Magazine

01.04.11 ES: Entrevista Exclusiva con la Revista Linux Format

=> ES: Entrevista Exclusiva con la Revista Linux Format

01.04.11 As India Picks ODF, Novell-Microsoft Influence in LibreOffice Raises Questions (the Unfortunate ‘Go-OO Factor’)

=> As India Picks ODF, Novell-Microsoft Influence in LibreOffice Raises Questions (the Unfortunate ‘Go-OO Factor’)

01.07.11 Microsoft Rebrands and Leans on Facebook While Goldman Sachs Enters the Scene

=> Microsoft Rebrands and Leans on Facebook While Goldman Sachs Enters the Scene

01.16.11 Novell Gradually Loses What’s Left in Mail and Collaboration

=> Novell Gradually Loses What’s Left in Mail and Collaboration

01.16.11 Novell Does More Harm Than Good at This Stage

=> Novell Does More Harm Than Good at This Stage

01.18.11 Groklaw on Apple Patents

=> Groklaw on Apple Patents

01.20.11 Australia Flooded by Microsoft Lock-in

=> Australia Flooded by Microsoft Lock-in

01.21.11 ES: Australia Inundada por Microsoft Lock-In*

=> ES: Australia Inundada por Microsoft Lock-In*

01.21.11 OOXML a Descent Into Dark Ages in Today’s Age of Collaboration

=> OOXML a Descent Into Dark Ages in Today’s Age of Collaboration

01.21.11 In Defence of OIN and Android

=> In Defence of OIN and Android

01.24.11 Andrea Di Maio Reveals What’s Broken in Gartner’s Operations

=> Andrea Di Maio Reveals What’s Broken in Gartner’s Operations

01.26.11 Proprietary Leadership Over Free/Libre and Open Source Projects

=> Proprietary Leadership Over Free/Libre and Open Source Projects

01.27.11 Xandros Server is Allegedly Dead

=> Xandros Server is Allegedly Dead

01.28.11 Patents Roundup: Coverage From the United States, China, Vietnam, South Pacific, and Europe

=> Patents Roundup: Coverage From the United States, China, Vietnam, South Pacific, and Europe

02.04.11 OpenSUSE is Just Tumbleweed Now

=> OpenSUSE is Just Tumbleweed Now

02.05.11 Microsoft Disruptors Versus Linux Smartphones Domination

=> Microsoft Disruptors Versus Linux Smartphones Domination

02.06.11 FOSDEM 2011: Infiltration by Microsoft Photographed

=> FOSDEM 2011: Infiltration by Microsoft Photographed

02.06.11 The UNIX Battle Moves to Former SCO Executives (Who Own unXis Domains)

=> The UNIX Battle Moves to Former SCO Executives (Who Own unXis Domains)

02.06.11 Groklaw: OpenSUSE Board is Run by Novell Appointment of the Chairperson

=> Groklaw: OpenSUSE Board is Run by Novell Appointment of the Chairperson

02.07.11 If Microsoft Speaks for Patent ‘Reform’, for FOSS, and for Small Businesses

=> If Microsoft Speaks for Patent ‘Reform’, for FOSS, and for Small Businesses

02.09.11 Copyright and Patent Battles Against Linux Carry on (the Usual Suspects)

=> Copyright and Patent Battles Against Linux Carry on (the Usual Suspects)

02.09.11 New Zealand and Europe Should Both Actively Fight Against Software Patents

=> New Zealand and Europe Should Both Actively Fight Against Software Patents

02.11.11 ES: Nueva Zelanda y Europa Deben Luchar Juntos Activamente Contra las Patentes de Software

=> ES: Nueva Zelanda y Europa Deben Luchar Juntos Activamente Contra las Patentes de Software

02.16.11 Class Action Lawsuit Against Novell/AttachMSFT and Other Faux Novell News

=> Class Action Lawsuit Against Novell/AttachMSFT and Other Faux Novell News

02.16.11 Stephen Norris Comes Back as SCO Dodges Another Bankruptcy Hearing

=> Stephen Norris Comes Back as SCO Dodges Another Bankruptcy Hearing

02.17.11 MSBBC Cracked, Canadian Government Cracked, Microsoft Blames Users, and .NET-based Aviation System Crashes

=> MSBBC Cracked, Canadian Government Cracked, Microsoft Blames Users, and .NET-based Aviation System Crashes

02.20.11 Microsoft is Still Lying About the Numbers of Vulnerabilities

=> Microsoft is Still Lying About the Numbers of Vulnerabilities

02.21.11 Due to Novell, Microsoft Still Profits From the London Stock Exchange and From Watson in ‘Jeopardy!’

=> Due to Novell, Microsoft Still Profits From the London Stock Exchange and From Watson in ‘Jeopardy!’

02.22.11 Microsoft is Polluting the Codec and Mobile Space With Software Patents

=> Microsoft is Polluting the Codec and Mobile Space With Software Patents

02.23.11 ES: Microsoft Està Contaminando El Espacio Codec y Móvil Con Las Patentes de Software

=> ES: Microsoft Està Contaminando El Espacio Codec y Móvil Con Las Patentes de Software

02.25.11 Microsoft Staff is on the Ejection Seat (or on Slow Boat to China)

=> Microsoft Staff is on the Ejection Seat (or on Slow Boat to China)

03.03.11 Microsoft is Still Fueling Anti-Linux ‘IP’ Wars Using Other Companies (SCO, Novell, Maybe Nokia)

=> Microsoft is Still Fueling Anti-Linux ‘IP’ Wars Using Other Companies (SCO, Novell, Maybe Nokia)

03.13.11 ES: Una Breve Historia de Microsoft FUD

=> ES: Una Breve Historia de Microsoft FUD

03.15.11 Everything Goes Wrong for Microsoft

=> Everything Goes Wrong for Microsoft

03.22.11 Microsoft is Suing/Extorting Android From Other Directions Too (E.g. Traul Allen, Apparently Nathan Myhrvold)

=> Microsoft is Suing/Extorting Android From Other Directions Too (E.g. Traul Allen, Apparently Nathan Myhrvold)

03.23.11 ‘New’ Leaked E-mails from Microsoft Show How Microsoft Brands ‘PCs’ Windows

=> ‘New’ Leaked E-mails from Microsoft Show How Microsoft Brands ‘PCs’ Windows

03.31.11 Software Freedom Perspective: 2006-2011

=> Software Freedom Perspective: 2006-2011

04.01.11 Software Patents FUD a Sign That Microsoft is Losing, Linux is Winning

=> Software Patents FUD a Sign That Microsoft is Losing, Linux is Winning

04.02.11 ES: Perspectiva de la Libertad del Software: 2006-2011

=> ES: Perspectiva de la Libertad del Software: 2006-2011

04.04.11 Advice to Google: Stop Organising Patent Offices

=> Advice to Google: Stop Organising Patent Offices

04.06.11 ES: La Campaña de FUD (Miedo Incertidumbre y Duda) Muestra que Microsoft Está Perdiendo, Linux Está ganando

=> ES: La Campaña de FUD (Miedo Incertidumbre y Duda) Muestra que Microsoft Está Perdiendo, Linux Está ganando

04.11.11 Groklaw Defamed by Microsoft Boosters as Pamela Jones Steps Down Victorious

=> Groklaw Defamed by Microsoft Boosters as Pamela Jones Steps Down Victorious

04.12.11 What Techrights Really is and How to Help Techrights

=> What Techrights Really is and How to Help Techrights

04.12.11 ES: ¿Qué Es Techrights Realmente y Cómo Ayudar a Techrights?

=> ES: ¿Qué Es Techrights Realmente y Cómo Ayudar a Techrights?

04.16.11 How Microsoft Florian ‘Cooks’ Spin

=> How Microsoft Florian ‘Cooks’ Spin

04.16.11 Articles of ZDNet UK

=> Articles of ZDNet UK

04.18.11 OpenDocument Format in Indonesia and OOXML in Court

=> OpenDocument Format in Indonesia and OOXML in Court

04.19.11 ES: ¿Cómo Microsoft Florian Cocina ‘Spin’?

=> ES: ¿Cómo Microsoft Florian Cocina ‘Spin’?

04.19.11 ZDNet Censors Comments Editors Disagree With

=> ZDNet Censors Comments Editors Disagree With

04.20.11 Lies About SCO

=> Lies About SCO

04.22.11 SCO’s Strategic Consultant Mike Anderer Foresaw Microsoft-Organised Patent Lawsuits Against Linux (Through Small Companies)

=> SCO’s Strategic Consultant Mike Anderer Foresaw Microsoft-Organised Patent Lawsuits Against Linux (Through Small Companies)

04.22.11 ES: El Presidente de la OSI: Microsoft Florian Está Diciendo Insensateces (Acerca de las CPTLN/patentes entre Microsoft y Novell)

=> ES: El Presidente de la OSI: Microsoft Florian Está Diciendo Insensateces (Acerca de las CPTLN/patentes entre Microsoft y Novell)

05.04.11 Apple Now Worth Almost Twice as Much as Microsoft

=> Apple Now Worth Almost Twice as Much as Microsoft

05.08.11 Novell by Any Other Name

=> Novell by Any Other Name

05.08.11 ES: ¿Por Qué estamos en Desacuerdo con el Punto de Vista del Intercambio de Patentes?

=> ES: ¿Por Qué estamos en Desacuerdo con el Punto de Vista del Intercambio de Patentes?

05.20.11 SUSE’s Future Explained: Less Mono, Hopefully More Rebuttals to SCO (Whose Employees End up in Microsoft)

=> SUSE’s Future Explained: Less Mono, Hopefully More Rebuttals to SCO (Whose Employees End up in Microsoft)

05.22.11 Eric Doyle: Novell’s Bright Hopes for SUSE Failed to Shine

=> Eric Doyle: Novell’s Bright Hopes for SUSE Failed to Shine

05.23.11 The Elephant in the Patents Room

=> The Elephant in the Patents Room

05.24.11 Doubts About the Future of Open Source Under Attachmate

=> Doubts About the Future of Open Source Under Attachmate

05.25.11 Funding Behind Xamarin is Microsoft MVP Miguel de Icaza; Fresh Concerns About Attachmate

=> Funding Behind Xamarin is Microsoft MVP Miguel de Icaza; Fresh Concerns About Attachmate

05.25.11 Why We Disagree With Peer to Patent’s Approach

=> Why We Disagree With Peer to Patent’s Approach

05.26.11 Microsoft Skype is Collapsing While Ballmer is Pressured to Resign and More People Flee

=> Microsoft Skype is Collapsing While Ballmer is Pressured to Resign and More People Flee

05.31.11 Linus Torvalds Reiterates His Hatred of Software Patents

=> Linus Torvalds Reiterates His Hatred of Software Patents

06.07.11 OpenSUSE Stuck (Progress Report About the Project)

=> OpenSUSE Stuck (Progress Report About the Project)

06.07.11 Reader’s Thoughts: The Linux/UNIX and ARM World

=> Reader’s Thoughts: The Linux/UNIX and ARM World

06.07.11 Microsoft Has Internal Problems as Developers and Executives Rebel

=> Microsoft Has Internal Problems as Developers and Executives Rebel

06.08.11 New Reality Distortion, Same Florian Müller for Taxing Linux

=> New Reality Distortion, Same Florian Müller for Taxing Linux

06.10.11 Nokia Crushed by Microsoft While Windows Mobile Dies. Is Skype Next?

=> Nokia Crushed by Microsoft While Windows Mobile Dies. Is Skype Next?

06.13.11 IDG Blames Carriers Amid Strategic Shift at Microsoft: Don’t Sell Windows Phones, Tax Linux Instead

=> IDG Blames Carriers Amid Strategic Shift at Microsoft: Don’t Sell Windows Phones, Tax Linux Instead

06.14.11 Microsoft’s Plan of Taxing Linux Using Nokia

=> Microsoft’s Plan of Taxing Linux Using Nokia

06.16.11 New Zealand Open Source Society Beats Microsoft’s Software Patent

=> New Zealand Open Source Society Beats Microsoft’s Software Patent

06.17.11 ES: La Sociedad Neozelandesa de Código Libre/Abierto Golpea Las Patentes de Software de Microsoft

=> ES: La Sociedad Neozelandesa de Código Libre/Abierto Golpea Las Patentes de Software de Microsoft

06.17.11 Mitch Lemons and Other Novellers Leave the Company

=> Mitch Lemons and Other Novellers Leave the Company

06.18.11 ES: El Plan de Microsoft de Hacer Linux Pagar Tributo Utilizando las Patentes de Nokia

=> ES: El Plan de Microsoft de Hacer Linux Pagar Tributo Utilizando las Patentes de Nokia

06.20.11 Lobbyists Against GNU/Linux Increasingly Use Patents as Weapons

=> Lobbyists Against GNU/Linux Increasingly Use Patents as Weapons

06.23.11 The Linux Foundation Needs a Rethink About Software Patents Stance (Currently Represents Multinationals, Not GNU/Linux Users/Developers)

=> The Linux Foundation Needs a Rethink About Software Patents Stance (Currently Represents Multinationals, Not GNU/Linux Users/Developers)

06.24.11 ES: La Fundación Linux Necesita Replantear su Postura Sobre las Patentes de software(actualmente representa a las multinacionales no a GNU/Linux y los usuarios/desarrolladores)

=> ES: La Fundación Linux Necesita Replantear su Postura Sobre las Patentes de software(actualmente representa a las multinacionales no a GNU/Linux y los usuarios/desarrolladores)

06.24.11 ES: Los Grupos de Presión Contra GNU/Linux Cada Vez Más Utilizan las Patentes Como Armas

=> ES: Los Grupos de Presión Contra GNU/Linux Cada Vez Más Utilizan las Patentes Como Armas

07.02.11 Microsoft and Apple Form Another Cartel to Allegedly Attack Linux (With Nortel Patents)

=> Microsoft and Apple Form Another Cartel to Allegedly Attack Linux (With Nortel Patents)

07.10.11 Head of the USPTO is Confused, Defends Software Patents and Patent Trolls

=> Head of the USPTO is Confused, Defends Software Patents and Patent Trolls

07.10.11 United Kingdom Might Need to Stop Unfair Procurement in the Public Sector

=> United Kingdom Might Need to Stop Unfair Procurement in the Public Sector

07.12.11 Why We Need to Pressure Google Into Putting an End to Software Patents

=> Why We Need to Pressure Google Into Putting an End to Software Patents

07.14.11 Android/Linux FUD is Calming Down, Microsoft Sympathisers Fantasise About Patents as Cash Cow

=> Android/Linux FUD is Calming Down, Microsoft Sympathisers Fantasise About Patents as Cash Cow

07.15.11 ES: La FUD Contra Android/Linux Se Está Calmando, Los Simpatizantes de Microsoft Fantasean a Propósito de Patentes Como Vaca de Efectivo

=> ES: La FUD Contra Android/Linux Se Está Calmando, Los Simpatizantes de Microsoft Fantasean a Propósito de Patentes Como Vaca de Efectivo

07.16.11 USPTO Drives American Software Developers Away to Other Countries

=> USPTO Drives American Software Developers Away to Other Countries

07.18.11 Concerns About GNU and the FSF

=> Concerns About GNU and the FSF

07.18.11 Software Patents Might Inevitably Die as Economic Impact is Realised

=> Software Patents Might Inevitably Die as Economic Impact is Realised

07.19.11 ES: Inevitablemente, las Patentes de Software Podrían Morir Cuando Su Impacto Económico es Dado a Conocer

=> ES: Inevitablemente, las Patentes de Software Podrían Morir Cuando Su Impacto Económico es Dado a Conocer

07.25.11 100,000,000 Reasons to Boycott SUSE

=> 100,000,000 Reasons to Boycott SUSE

07.25.11 Mainstream Press is Turning Against Software Patents

=> Mainstream Press is Turning Against Software Patents

07.25.11 GroupWise Abandonment Continues

=> GroupWise Abandonment Continues

07.28.11 The Same Old Microsoft at OSCON

=> The Same Old Microsoft at OSCON

07.30.11 Weekend Links 2011/07/30 – Amazing New OLPC and Patent Insanity

=> Weekend Links 2011/07/30 – Amazing New OLPC and Patent Insanity

08.08.11 Google Validates Techrights’ Assertion That Microsoft and Apple Are Part of a Cartel Against Linux

=> Google Validates Techrights’ Assertion That Microsoft and Apple Are Part of a Cartel Against Linux

08.12.11 Global Dimming for the Cult of Patents

=> Global Dimming for the Cult of Patents

08.12.11 Peer to Patent in the UK Does Not Help the Ending of Software Patents

=> Peer to Patent in the UK Does Not Help the Ending of Software Patents

08.14.11 Tablets, Phones, Linux, and Android Are Dragged Into Patent Mayhem by Microsoft, Apple, and Their Allies

=> Tablets, Phones, Linux, and Android Are Dragged Into Patent Mayhem by Microsoft, Apple, and Their Allies

08.16.11 Despite Google’s Validation of Patents, the Fight Against Software Patents Carries On

=> Despite Google’s Validation of Patents, the Fight Against Software Patents Carries On

08.17.11 A Demise of the Patent Plot Against Linux

=> A Demise of the Patent Plot Against Linux

08.21.11 Misconception: The Problem With the US Patent System is Just Patent Trolls and/or Just Software Patents

=> Misconception: The Problem With the US Patent System is Just Patent Trolls and/or Just Software Patents

08.22.11 Links – Addiction Redefined, Microsoft Florian and Barbarous Trump.

=> Links – Addiction Redefined, Microsoft Florian and Barbarous Trump.

08.24.11 HP Falls Like a Rock and Microsoft Rejoices Amid Decline of HP’s Linux

=> HP Falls Like a Rock and Microsoft Rejoices Amid Decline of HP’s Linux

08.25.11 Despite Malicious Lobbying and Legal Attacks, Linux and Android Are Winning

=> Despite Malicious Lobbying and Legal Attacks, Linux and Android Are Winning

08.26.11 Microsoft/Novell Software Patents Strategy Failed to Submerge Red Hat, Patent Trolls Do the Job Better

=> Microsoft/Novell Software Patents Strategy Failed to Submerge Red Hat, Patent Trolls Do the Job Better

08.31.11 July 2011 Interview With Muktware

=> July 2011 Interview With Muktware

08.31.11 GNU/Linux is Secure From Copyright Slander, But Not From Patent Extortion

=> GNU/Linux is Secure From Copyright Slander, But Not From Patent Extortion

09.02.11 Anti-Smartphones Patent Troll Equipped With 2,000 Microsoft-led Nokia Patents

=> Anti-Smartphones Patent Troll Equipped With 2,000 Microsoft-led Nokia Patents

09.05.11 As Attachmate Distances Itself From SUSE, Commitment to UNIX Copyrights Doubted

=> As Attachmate Distances Itself From SUSE, Commitment to UNIX Copyrights Doubted

09.05.11 What We Learn From Novell’s Patents

=> What We Learn From Novell’s Patents

09.07.11 Cablegate: Microsoft Uses Drug Addicts in Ski Lanka to Spread Microsoft, Liaises with American Chamber of Commerce to Change Laws (Updated)

=> Cablegate: Microsoft Uses Drug Addicts in Ski Lanka to Spread Microsoft, Liaises with American Chamber of Commerce to Change Laws (Updated)

09.08.11 Cablegate: Former Microsoft Lawyer Thomas Barnett and Majoras Butt Heads With EU Commission Over Microsoft Case

=> Cablegate: Former Microsoft Lawyer Thomas Barnett and Majoras Butt Heads With EU Commission Over Microsoft Case

09.09.11 Cablegate: “42 Percent of Argentine Firms Use Linux on at Least Some of Their Computers”

=> Cablegate: “42 Percent of Argentine Firms Use Linux on at Least Some of Their Computers”

09.09.11 Cablegate: US Diplomats and Microsoft Fight GNU/Linux in Venezuela, Insist Open Source is Not Commercial, Label Advocates ‘Conspiracy Theorists’

=> Cablegate: US Diplomats and Microsoft Fight GNU/Linux in Venezuela, Insist Open Source is Not Commercial, Label Advocates ‘Conspiracy Theorists’

09.09.11 Cablegate: US Diplomats Offer to Help Microsoft Dodge European Regulators

=> Cablegate: US Diplomats Offer to Help Microsoft Dodge European Regulators

09.10.11 Cablegate Makes Considerable Difference in IT

=> Cablegate Makes Considerable Difference in IT

09.14.11 Cablegate: Apple Takes a Bite of Fake Viagra Experts

=> Cablegate: Apple Takes a Bite of Fake Viagra Experts

09.15.11 Cablegate: Bill Gates Belittles the World

=> Cablegate: Bill Gates Belittles the World

09.16.11 Patent Systems: So Inherently Corrupt That They Must be Kept Secret From the Public

=> Patent Systems: So Inherently Corrupt That They Must be Kept Secret From the Public

09.16.11 SAP Offers Lip Service to Red Hat But Continues to Pay Microsoft for GNU/Linux, Thanks to SUSE

=> SAP Offers Lip Service to Red Hat But Continues to Pay Microsoft for GNU/Linux, Thanks to SUSE

09.16.11 Improper Conduct Identified as Cause for Disappointing Acceptance of FOSS in EU Authorities

=> Improper Conduct Identified as Cause for Disappointing Acceptance of FOSS in EU Authorities

09.18.11 Antitrust Probe Over Microsoft’s Feeding of Patent Trolls to Attack Linux (Android) in Court

=> Antitrust Probe Over Microsoft’s Feeding of Patent Trolls to Attack Linux (Android) in Court

09.19.11 USPTO’s Violation of the First Amendment, Competition Laws, and Spirit of Creation

=> USPTO’s Violation of the First Amendment, Competition Laws, and Spirit of Creation

09.20.11 Techrights and Microsoft

=> Techrights and Microsoft

09.21.11 Links – Microsoft Boot Malice, TH Kicked to the Curb

=> Links – Microsoft Boot Malice, TH Kicked to the Curb

09.24.11 With Failure to Reform USPTO, Grim Future for Patent Systems Worldwide

=> With Failure to Reform USPTO, Grim Future for Patent Systems Worldwide

09.27.11 GroupWise is Doomed

=> GroupWise is Doomed

09.30.11 Microsoft Systematically Corrupts the Media

=> Microsoft Systematically Corrupts the Media

10.04.11 Links Gates and Allen Corruption, $35 Indian Tablet

=> Links Gates and Allen Corruption, $35 Indian Tablet

10.09.11 Links – Brazil Defies ACTA, Creeping Biometrics Use

=> Links – Brazil Defies ACTA, Creeping Biometrics Use

10.09.11 Steve Jobs’ Aggressive Legacy and Microsoft Boosters Continue to Haunt Linux Phones

=> Steve Jobs’ Aggressive Legacy and Microsoft Boosters Continue to Haunt Linux Phones

10.12.11 Microsoft Attacks GNU/Linux to Enslave Poor Children

=> Microsoft Attacks GNU/Linux to Enslave Poor Children

10.14.11 Microsoft Extorts Linux Again, Its Troll Intellectual Ventures Suggested for Antitrust Intervention

=> Microsoft Extorts Linux Again, Its Troll Intellectual Ventures Suggested for Antitrust Intervention

10.25.11 Microsoft Throws More Lobbyists Into the Ring to Ban Linux Phones

=> Microsoft Throws More Lobbyists Into the Ring to Ban Linux Phones

10.28.11 Apple Lost Respect

=> Apple Lost Respect

10.31.11 Shocker: Man With First Software Patent Defends Software Patents

=> Shocker: Man With First Software Patent Defends Software Patents

11.03.11 Linus Torvalds Thinks Microsoft Going To Court is a Sign That Its Business is Dying

=> Linus Torvalds Thinks Microsoft Going To Court is a Sign That Its Business is Dying

11.06.11 Links – Education update, Anti-Trust and Privacy

=> Links – Education update, Anti-Trust and Privacy

11.07.11 Novell Gives up on Partner Satisfaction

=> Novell Gives up on Partner Satisfaction

11.07.11 Patents Roundup: Microsoft’s New Patent Deal, Apple Lawsuits, Lodsys, US Backlash Against Software Patents, and More

=> Patents Roundup: Microsoft’s New Patent Deal, Apple Lawsuits, Lodsys, US Backlash Against Software Patents, and More

11.10.11 As Microsoft Extortion Continues, Submission Filed to the Department of Justice for Patent Abuse

=> As Microsoft Extortion Continues, Submission Filed to the Department of Justice for Patent Abuse

11.14.11 Links – Anti-Trust and US Parasite Laws.

=> Links – Anti-Trust and US Parasite Laws.

11.17.11 Quitting the Pretence – Part of Microsoft is Just a Patent Troll

=> Quitting the Pretence – Part of Microsoft is Just a Patent Troll

11.23.11 Potentially the Beginning of the End of Microsoft’s Patent Extortion

=> Potentially the Beginning of the End of Microsoft’s Patent Extortion

11.28.11 More Novell Staff is Leaving as Novell Products Get Ditched by Customers

=> More Novell Staff is Leaving as Novell Products Get Ditched by Customers

11.28.11 Attachmate Does Not Promote Novell Products

=> Attachmate Does Not Promote Novell Products

11.29.11 ‘Pulling an ACTA’ to Legalise Software Patents in Europe

=> ‘Pulling an ACTA’ to Legalise Software Patents in Europe

12.06.11 CarrierIQ Exposes the Flaws of “Best Tool for the Job” Pragmatism

=> CarrierIQ Exposes the Flaws of “Best Tool for the Job” Pragmatism

12.12.11 The Non Free Future of Windows

=> The Non Free Future of Windows

12.14.11 Open Washing the Tivoization of Windows

=> Open Washing the Tivoization of Windows

12.14.11 SUSE in Clouds, OpenSUSE in Marketing Mode

=> SUSE in Clouds, OpenSUSE in Marketing Mode

12.26.11 Microsoft May Soon Drop to Fourth Position Among Tech Companies

=> Microsoft May Soon Drop to Fourth Position Among Tech Companies

12.27.11 The Exodus of Novell Executives and Life After Novell

=> The Exodus of Novell Executives and Life After Novell

12.27.11 Novell Products Dumped Quickly

=> Novell Products Dumped Quickly

12.28.11 Cablegate: US Government Talks About Providing Free Software that Helps Chinese Netizens Overcome Filters

=> Cablegate: US Government Talks About Providing Free Software that Helps Chinese Netizens Overcome Filters

12.28.11 Links – Microsoft, Big Publishers in decline, and Fools keep pushing for SOPA.

=> Links – Microsoft, Big Publishers in decline, and Fools keep pushing for SOPA.

12.28.11 EPO and Other Lawyers-dominated Circles Push for Software Patenting

=> EPO and Other Lawyers-dominated Circles Push for Software Patenting

12.30.11 Cablegate: Business Software Alliance (BSA) Pretends to Speak for Open Source, MPA Creates Imaginary Links to Crime

=> Cablegate: Business Software Alliance (BSA) Pretends to Speak for Open Source, MPA Creates Imaginary Links to Crime

01.04.12 Starting 2012 With Patent Extortion and Litigation

=> Starting 2012 With Patent Extortion and Litigation

01.06.12 In the Age of Defective Patent Systems, Google Receives Patents to Defend Android From Lawsuits

=> In the Age of Defective Patent Systems, Google Receives Patents to Defend Android From Lawsuits

01.10.12 Updates on Microsoft/Nokia and Apple Patent Wars on Linux

=> Updates on Microsoft/Nokia and Apple Patent Wars on Linux

01.11.12 Linux/Android Still Faces Proxy Challenge

=> Linux/Android Still Faces Proxy Challenge

01.16.12 CPTN (Microsoft, Apple, Oracle) Attack on Android Faces New Setbacks

=> CPTN (Microsoft, Apple, Oracle) Attack on Android Faces New Setbacks

01.18.12 Microsoft’s Patent Extortion Against Android Has Microsoft Called a Patent Troll

=> Microsoft’s Patent Extortion Against Android Has Microsoft Called a Patent Troll

01.18.12 2012: Post-Novell Careers and Moves

=> 2012: Post-Novell Careers and Moves

01.18.12 Xamarin and Mono Out of the Radar’s Range

=> Xamarin and Mono Out of the Radar’s Range

01.23.12 Patents Roundup: Windows Declining, Microsoft and Apple Attack Linux

=> Patents Roundup: Windows Declining, Microsoft and Apple Attack Linux

01.24.12 New Disinformation From Patent Lawyers and Microsoft Lobbyists

=> New Disinformation From Patent Lawyers and Microsoft Lobbyists

01.24.12 Apple is Sued for Anti-competitive Practices; The Court Sees Patent Lawsuits/Actions by Proxy

=> Apple is Sued for Anti-competitive Practices; The Court Sees Patent Lawsuits/Actions by Proxy

01.27.12 Android Gains Upper Hand in Battle to Defend Android, Microsoft Lobbyists Still Spin the Subject

=> Android Gains Upper Hand in Battle to Defend Android, Microsoft Lobbyists Still Spin the Subject

02.01.12 Greg Kroah-Hartman Exits SUSE

=> Greg Kroah-Hartman Exits SUSE

02.01.12 When Lawyers Run the System It Becomes Dependent on Them

=> When Lawyers Run the System It Becomes Dependent on Them

02.14.12 Apple May Have High Market Cap, But Linux is Far Ahead

=> Apple May Have High Market Cap, But Linux is Far Ahead

02.17.12 SUSE — Like SCO — Cannot Compete Anymore

=> SUSE — Like SCO — Cannot Compete Anymore

02.27.12 Apple’s Lawsuits Against Free Software Show Hypocrisy

=> Apple’s Lawsuits Against Free Software Show Hypocrisy

02.29.12 Shades of SCO in New Litigation and Microsoft Aggression

=> Shades of SCO in New Litigation and Microsoft Aggression

03.05.12 Links – Censorship, Email and Anti-Science

=> Links – Censorship, Email and Anti-Science

03.05.12 Patents Roundup: Hype, Critics, and Threat to Linux/Android

=> Patents Roundup: Hype, Critics, and Threat to Linux/Android

03.07.12 Apple Wants ‘Linux Tax’, OIN Still Unable to Do Much

=> Apple Wants ‘Linux Tax’, OIN Still Unable to Do Much

03.08.12 Patents Roundup: Android, FRAND, and Patent Hype

=> Patents Roundup: Android, FRAND, and Patent Hype

03.13.12 Apple Likes to ‘Steal’ Stuff

=> Apple Likes to ‘Steal’ Stuff

03.19.12 Software Patents Slammed; Microsoft Brought Up in Lodsys Case

=> Software Patents Slammed; Microsoft Brought Up in Lodsys Case

04.01.12 SUSE POS is Repackaged Red Hat, Largely Ignored by the Press

=> SUSE POS is Repackaged Red Hat, Largely Ignored by the Press

04.02.12 Auctioning Patent Weapons That Attack the Public and Are Funded by the Public

=> Auctioning Patent Weapons That Attack the Public and Are Funded by the Public

04.07.12 The Problem With Software Patents in the United States

=> The Problem With Software Patents in the United States

04.17.12 Microsoft is Attacking Free Software and Standards in the UK, Behind Closed Doors

=> Microsoft is Attacking Free Software and Standards in the UK, Behind Closed Doors

04.20.12 Links – CISPA = (SOPA + US PAT RIOT ACT)**3 Privacy and Censorship Round Up

=> Links – CISPA = (SOPA + US PAT RIOT ACT)**3 Privacy and Censorship Round Up

04.20.12 Linux Device for Retro Games, Raspberry Pi Pre-orders @ 350,000

=> Linux Device for Retro Games, Raspberry Pi Pre-orders @ 350,000

05.12.12 Did Microsoft Buy FUD From Barnes and Noble? Did Microsoft Simply Pay a Bribe? If So, Is That Legal?

=> Did Microsoft Buy FUD From Barnes and Noble? Did Microsoft Simply Pay a Bribe? If So, Is That Legal?

06.02.12 Collusion, Conspiracy and Patent Crimes From Microsoft Against Linux

=> Collusion, Conspiracy and Patent Crimes From Microsoft Against Linux

06.08.12 Oracle Starts Fighting a Good Fight, Should Drop Case Against Android

=> Oracle Starts Fighting a Good Fight, Should Drop Case Against Android

06.19.12 Red Hat Fails to Convince That UEFI is Tolerable, Uses ‘Security’ as Talking Point

=> Red Hat Fails to Convince That UEFI is Tolerable, Uses ‘Security’ as Talking Point

06.26.12 Charles-H. Schulz Speaks About Mandriva, Openoffice.org, and LibreOffice

=> Charles-H. Schulz Speaks About Mandriva, Openoffice.org, and LibreOffice

06.29.12 MOSAID Apparently Extorts Linux, Red Hat Embraces Secrecy Again

=> MOSAID Apparently Extorts Linux, Red Hat Embraces Secrecy Again

07.31.12 Apple Increasingly Relevant to the War on Software Patents and Linux Domination

=> Apple Increasingly Relevant to the War on Software Patents and Linux Domination

08.06.12 TechBytes Episode 74: Charles-H. Schulz on ODF, OOXML, and LibreOffice

=> TechBytes Episode 74: Charles-H. Schulz on ODF, OOXML, and LibreOffice

08.13.12 Bill Gates is Openly Promoting Patent Trolls Which Attack Linux

=> Bill Gates is Openly Promoting Patent Trolls Which Attack Linux

08.15.12 Microsoft Needed 5 Years to Implement Its Own OOXML Pseudo ‘Standard’

=> Microsoft Needed 5 Years to Implement Its Own OOXML Pseudo ‘Standard’

09.27.12 Europe and New Zealand Share a Software Patents Problem As Such

=> Europe and New Zealand Share a Software Patents Problem As Such

10.09.12 Contact European Parliament Members Today to Stop Software Patents

=> Contact European Parliament Members Today to Stop Software Patents

10.21.12 Patent Debates After the Apple Debacle

=> Patent Debates After the Apple Debacle

10.24.12 Apple Attacks on Android (and Linux) Continue to Summon Patent Nemesis

=> Apple Attacks on Android (and Linux) Continue to Summon Patent Nemesis

10.26.12 Patent System Needs a Rethink, Apple Continues to Harm the Whole Industry

=> Patent System Needs a Rethink, Apple Continues to Harm the Whole Industry

10.31.12 Linux Heavyweights Speak Out Against Patents

=> Linux Heavyweights Speak Out Against Patents

11.05.12 FRAND Trials in the US Kept Secret

=> FRAND Trials in the US Kept Secret

11.18.12 Bogus Correlations for Disinformation on Software Patents

=> Bogus Correlations for Disinformation on Software Patents

11.22.12 Techrights IRC Software, Free (Libre) Software, and Software Perspective

=> Techrights IRC Software, Free (Libre) Software, and Software Perspective

11.22.12 Culture of Litigation Versus Business, Innovation, and Production

=> Culture of Litigation Versus Business, Innovation, and Production

11.23.12 USPTO and SCOTUS Abducted by Corporations

=> USPTO and SCOTUS Abducted by Corporations

11.28.12 David Kappos Quits, USPTO is Headless

=> David Kappos Quits, USPTO is Headless

11.29.12 David Kappos Leaves as He Loses the Debate and Software Patents Lose Legitimacy Among Public Figures

=> David Kappos Leaves as He Loses the Debate and Software Patents Lose Legitimacy Among Public Figures

12.04.12 SCOTUS Can Show Support for Public Interests by Stopping USPTO’s Systemic Corruption

=> SCOTUS Can Show Support for Public Interests by Stopping USPTO’s Systemic Corruption

12.10.12 Microsoft is Back to FUD Wars Against Linux, Forgetting to Hide Behind Proxies

=> Microsoft is Back to FUD Wars Against Linux, Forgetting to Hide Behind Proxies

12.11.12 USPTO Sued as the System Collapses Under the Weight of Trolls, Monopolists, and Lawyers/Politicians

=> USPTO Sued as the System Collapses Under the Weight of Trolls, Monopolists, and Lawyers/Politicians

12.13.12 Stop Fighting Software Patents the Way Lawyers Say We Should

=> Stop Fighting Software Patents the Way Lawyers Say We Should

12.16.12 The Aftermath of ‘Unitary’ Patent

=> The Aftermath of ‘Unitary’ Patent

12.31.12 USPTO is Broken, Evidence is Abundant

=> USPTO is Broken, Evidence is Abundant

01.01.13 Groups of Lawyers Will Not Solve the Patent Problem

=> Groups of Lawyers Will Not Solve the Patent Problem

02.19.13 USPTO a Driver of Patent Trolls, Drives Innovation and Sharing Out of the US

=> USPTO a Driver of Patent Trolls, Drives Innovation and Sharing Out of the US

02.25.13 OIN Going After Unpaid Staff to Help Legitimise Software Patenting

=> OIN Going After Unpaid Staff to Help Legitimise Software Patenting

02.26.13 Latest Articles About Software Patents

=> Latest Articles About Software Patents

02.26.13 Uniloc is a Nasty Patent Troll and It Attacks Android/Linux Developers (Updated)

=> Uniloc is a Nasty Patent Troll and It Attacks Android/Linux Developers (Updated)

03.02.13 New Complaints About the US Patent System and Another Upcoming Reform

=> New Complaints About the US Patent System and Another Upcoming Reform

03.05.13 Microsoft Florian Goes Ad Hominem in AstroTurf Against Android, Oracle and Microsoft Help Apple Attack Google

=> Microsoft Florian Goes Ad Hominem in AstroTurf Against Android, Oracle and Microsoft Help Apple Attack Google

03.08.13 Microsoft Acknowledges That Windows, the Common Carrier, is Falling Behind

=> Microsoft Acknowledges That Windows, the Common Carrier, is Falling Behind

03.11.13 Groklaw’s Good Suggestions for the USPTO, China Follows USPTO’s Mistake

=> Groklaw’s Good Suggestions for the USPTO, China Follows USPTO’s Mistake

03.16.13 Microsoft Control Over Users

=> Microsoft Control Over Users

03.28.13 Microsoft Continues to Hammer on Linux and Android With Copyright and Patent Proxies

=> Microsoft Continues to Hammer on Linux and Android With Copyright and Patent Proxies

03.29.13 Software Patents: Incompatible With and Antithetical to GNU/Linux

=> Software Patents: Incompatible With and Antithetical to GNU/Linux

04.06.13 Missing the Real Problem With Patents in the United States

=> Missing the Real Problem With Patents in the United States

04.09.13 Those Who Push for Patent Reform and Those Who Protect Protectionism

=> Those Who Push for Patent Reform and Those Who Protect Protectionism

04.11.13 Fighting the Patents Industry Which Focuses on Software

=> Fighting the Patents Industry Which Focuses on Software

04.11.13 Vista 8 is Killing Windows/Microsoft and Killing the Desktops Industry, Which Turns Attention to Linux on Other Form Factors

=> Vista 8 is Killing Windows/Microsoft and Killing the Desktops Industry, Which Turns Attention to Linux on Other Form Factors

04.19.13 Electronic Frontier Foundation, Google, Red Hat et al. Should Work to Eliminate Software Patents, Not Just Patent Trolls

=> Electronic Frontier Foundation, Google, Red Hat et al. Should Work to Eliminate Software Patents, Not Just Patent Trolls

04.21.13 The Steep Decline of the Patent System: Scope Expanded While Barriers Lowered, USPTO Promotes Yet More Patenting

=> The Steep Decline of the Patent System: Scope Expanded While Barriers Lowered, USPTO Promotes Yet More Patenting

05.04.13 Software Patents Are Core Issue, But New Obsession Names Just Patent Trolls as the Issue

=> Software Patents Are Core Issue, But New Obsession Names Just Patent Trolls as the Issue

05.06.13 Press Continues to Focus on Patent Trolls Rather Than Patent Scope and Software Patents

=> Press Continues to Focus on Patent Trolls Rather Than Patent Scope and Software Patents

05.07.13 When GNU/Linux Backers Can’t Tell the USPTO That It’s Broken, Software Patents Illegitimate

=> When GNU/Linux Backers Can’t Tell the USPTO That It’s Broken, Software Patents Illegitimate

05.09.13 New Zealand (NZ) Commerce Minister Craig Foss Flip-Flops on Software Patents After Public Backlash

=> New Zealand (NZ) Commerce Minister Craig Foss Flip-Flops on Software Patents After Public Backlash

05.11.13 While New Zealand (NZ) Stomps on Software Patents High US Court Helps Legitimise Them, Again

=> While New Zealand (NZ) Stomps on Software Patents High US Court Helps Legitimise Them, Again

05.26.13 Copyrights and Patents for Competitive Manipulation by Proxy

=> Copyrights and Patents for Competitive Manipulation by Proxy

05.27.13 ‘Defensive’ Software Patents Useless Against Patent Trolls

=> ‘Defensive’ Software Patents Useless Against Patent Trolls

05.27.13 With Xbox, Microsoft Helps Spy on Living Rooms, Not Just Personal Space Through Webcam/Microphone (Skype)

=> With Xbox, Microsoft Helps Spy on Living Rooms, Not Just Personal Space Through Webcam/Microphone (Skype)

05.28.13 US Congress Should Stop Targeting Symptoms and Instead Tackle the Real Problem, Patent Scope

=> US Congress Should Stop Targeting Symptoms and Instead Tackle the Real Problem, Patent Scope

06.01.13 More Government Targeting of Patent Trolls, Not Patent Scope

=> More Government Targeting of Patent Trolls, Not Patent Scope

06.13.13 Microsoft Talking Points Planted by Microsoft Staff in the Geek Press

=> Microsoft Talking Points Planted by Microsoft Staff in the Geek Press

06.14.13 As the Battle to Legitimise Software Patents in New Zealand and Europe Carries on, New Systemic Corruption Found

=> As the Battle to Legitimise Software Patents in New Zealand and Europe Carries on, New Systemic Corruption Found

06.19.13 White House Should Identify USPTO as the Problem, Not Patent Trolls

=> White House Should Identify USPTO as the Problem, Not Patent Trolls

06.23.13 Kindly Remind President Obama to Shut Down (Potentially Mass-Arresting) Massive Trolls Like Intellectual Ventures and End Software Patents

=> Kindly Remind President Obama to Shut Down (Potentially Mass-Arresting) Massive Trolls Like Intellectual Ventures and End Software Patents

06.27.13 Insulting GNU/Linux and Free Software, Courtesy of Microsoft Moles

=> Insulting GNU/Linux and Free Software, Courtesy of Microsoft Moles

07.01.13 Software Patents and the FTC’s Red Herring

=> Software Patents and the FTC’s Red Herring

07.11.13 Free Software a Primary Litigation Target

=> Free Software a Primary Litigation Target

07.20.13 Microsoft Collusion With the NSA Shows the Harms of Monopoly: No Perceived Threat in Hurting Users

=> Microsoft Collusion With the NSA Shows the Harms of Monopoly: No Perceived Threat in Hurting Users

07.26.13 Why People Should Never Rely on Microsoft for GNU/Linux and Java

=> Why People Should Never Rely on Microsoft for GNU/Linux and Java

08.01.13 Microsoft is Trying to Occupy South Africa’s Computing Infrastructure in Schools

=> Microsoft is Trying to Occupy South Africa’s Computing Infrastructure in Schools

08.16.13 Using Blackberry Patents Against Android/Linux Not a Far-Fetched Strategy in the Nation of Software Patents

=> Using Blackberry Patents Against Android/Linux Not a Far-Fetched Strategy in the Nation of Software Patents

08.17.13 Reminder of Patent Lawsuits From Proxy Entities

=> Reminder of Patent Lawsuits From Proxy Entities

08.19.13 Microsoft + Oracle = NSA Surveillance (e.g. Espionage) on Servers

=> Microsoft + Oracle = NSA Surveillance (e.g. Espionage) on Servers

08.20.13 Actions of US Government Shut Down Groklaw Pre-emptively; Observing the US’ Sanctions Economy and the Danger of Expansion to Europe

=> Actions of US Government Shut Down Groklaw Pre-emptively; Observing the US’ Sanctions Economy and the Danger of Expansion to Europe

08.22.13 NSA Back Doors Get Microsoft Windows Excluded From Procurement in Germany

=> NSA Back Doors Get Microsoft Windows Excluded From Procurement in Germany

08.22.13 Techrights Scope Expansion

=> Techrights Scope Expansion

08.24.13 The NSA ‘Violates’ Society Worldwide, But We Need to Fight It, Not Surrender to It

=> The NSA ‘Violates’ Society Worldwide, But We Need to Fight It, Not Surrender to It

09.23.13 SUSE Drops LibreOffice Backing

=> SUSE Drops LibreOffice Backing

09.24.13 Degree of Freedom — Not Wealth — Should be Measure of GNU/Linux Success

=> Degree of Freedom — Not Wealth — Should be Measure of GNU/Linux Success

10.18.13 Red Hat Roundup: Claims That OpenStack is on the Rise, New Partnerships, Releases, and More

=> Red Hat Roundup: Claims That OpenStack is on the Rise, New Partnerships, Releases, and More

10.23.13 Applications/Games-Related Links for September-October 2013

=> Applications/Games-Related Links for September-October 2013

10.24.13 John Carmack’s Name is Once Again Misused to Bash GNU/Linux

=> John Carmack’s Name is Once Again Misused to Bash GNU/Linux

10.24.13 The World According to Forrester’s Clients: Bashing Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice

=> The World According to Forrester’s Clients: Bashing Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice

10.24.13 Free Software/Open Source-Related Links for September-October 2013

=> Free Software/Open Source-Related Links for September-October 2013

10.28.13 Political Dissent is ‘Terrorism’ Now

=> Political Dissent is ‘Terrorism’ Now

11.07.13 The “Year of the Linux Desktop” Predicted in the Corporate Press

=> The “Year of the Linux Desktop” Predicted in the Corporate Press

11.15.13 Oracle Continues Its Destruction of Free/Libre Software, But Projects Like LibreOffice, MariaDB, and Ceylon Show That Popular Free/Libre Software Just Can’t Die

=> Oracle Continues Its Destruction of Free/Libre Software, But Projects Like LibreOffice, MariaDB, and Ceylon Show That Popular Free/Libre Software Just Can’t Die

11.19.13 GNU/Linux News Sites in 2014

=> GNU/Linux News Sites in 2014

11.24.13 Trusting Trust and Trusting Red Hat et al.

=> Trusting Trust and Trusting Red Hat et al.

11.25.13 Linux in Government and Why There is Still NSA Agenda to Keep Wary Eye on

=> Linux in Government and Why There is Still NSA Agenda to Keep Wary Eye on

11.26.13 Privacy Watch: Almost 100 New Links About Privacy

=> Privacy Watch: Almost 100 New Links About Privacy

11.26.13 People’s Voice in the Linux Foundation

=> People’s Voice in the Linux Foundation

12.03.13 Apple and Microsoft Claim Patent Tax on GNU/Linux, Red Hat’s Response Too Weak

=> Apple and Microsoft Claim Patent Tax on GNU/Linux, Red Hat’s Response Too Weak

12.05.13 A Western Assault on GNU/Linux Security and Privacy

=> A Western Assault on GNU/Linux Security and Privacy

12.16.13 NSA Roundup: Latest News in a Nutshell

=> NSA Roundup: Latest News in a Nutshell

12.18.13 Governments Increasingly Leaning Towards Free Software in the Wake of NSA Scandals and Economic Pressures

=> Governments Increasingly Leaning Towards Free Software in the Wake of NSA Scandals and Economic Pressures

12.19.13 Yes, Chrome OS is a GNU/Linux Distribution and Google is Still Worth Supporting

=> Yes, Chrome OS is a GNU/Linux Distribution and Google is Still Worth Supporting

12.22.13 USPTO to be Partly Headed by Google Executive

=> USPTO to be Partly Headed by Google Executive

12.26.13 Urge Hardware Companies to Stop Using UEFI (or Boycott Them), Don’t Work on UEFI

=> Urge Hardware Companies to Stop Using UEFI (or Boycott Them), Don’t Work on UEFI

12.27.13 Computing Workload: Get It Off the ‘Cloud’, Quickly

=> Computing Workload: Get It Off the ‘Cloud’, Quickly

01.02.14 OpenStack Follows the Trajectory of GNU/Linux, Joined Into Linux Protection Programme

=> OpenStack Follows the Trajectory of GNU/Linux, Joined Into Linux Protection Programme

01.10.14 Corporate Press is Burying LibreOffice and OpenOffice.org, States Exclude Them

=> Corporate Press is Burying LibreOffice and OpenOffice.org, States Exclude Them

01.13.14 Patents Roundup: Bogus Solution to the Problem FOSS Faces and More Litigation via Proxies

=> Patents Roundup: Bogus Solution to the Problem FOSS Faces and More Litigation via Proxies

01.14.14 Indebted to Fedora, the GNU/Linux Factory

=> Indebted to Fedora, the GNU/Linux Factory

01.22.14 Today’s News About Surveillance and Assassinations by Drone Strikes

=> Today’s News About Surveillance and Assassinations by Drone Strikes

01.27.14 Apple is Rapidly Losing the Smartphones Market, But Don’t Cheer for Samsung

=> Apple is Rapidly Losing the Smartphones Market, But Don’t Cheer for Samsung

01.29.14 East Asia is Taking Over More Parts of the Computer Industry, Bringing GNU/Linux to the Top

=> East Asia is Taking Over More Parts of the Computer Industry, Bringing GNU/Linux to the Top

01.30.14 This Week’s Big News in Great Britain Shows That Free Software is Doing Great

=> This Week’s Big News in Great Britain Shows That Free Software is Doing Great

01.30.14 Almost Nothing Changes With Passage of Hardware Businesses to Lenovo

=> Almost Nothing Changes With Passage of Hardware Businesses to Lenovo

02.10.14 Techrights Joins ‘The Day We Fight Back’

=> Techrights Joins ‘The Day We Fight Back’

02.11.14 Recent News About GNU/Linux on Servers

=> Recent News About GNU/Linux on Servers

02.11.14 New Articles About GNU/Linux Success on Desktops

=> New Articles About GNU/Linux Success on Desktops

02.12.14 Skynet Watch: From Targeting Terrorists to Targeting Protesters and From Foreign to Domestic

=> Skynet Watch: From Targeting Terrorists to Targeting Protesters and From Foreign to Domestic

02.14.14 Installing GNU/Linux is Still Hard Due to UEFI

=> Installing GNU/Linux is Still Hard Due to UEFI

02.15.14 Microsoft-Bribed Ben Edelman Behind Latest Smear Against Android/Linux

=> Microsoft-Bribed Ben Edelman Behind Latest Smear Against Android/Linux

02.16.14 Programming News Picks: Focus on Free Software

=> Programming News Picks: Focus on Free Software

02.18.14 Patents ‘Reform’ Debate Still Controlled by Corporations, Price of GNU/Linux Servers at Stake

=> Patents ‘Reform’ Debate Still Controlled by Corporations, Price of GNU/Linux Servers at Stake

02.18.14 Embedded Computing/Devices Leave Windows in the Dust

=> Embedded Computing/Devices Leave Windows in the Dust

02.21.14 ‘Cloud’ Watch: ownCloud, CloudStack, OpenStack, Hadoop and More

=> ‘Cloud’ Watch: ownCloud, CloudStack, OpenStack, Hadoop and More

02.21.14 In Another Attempt to Derail British ODF Policy Microsoft Calls Its Systematic Bribery “Internationally Recognised”

=> In Another Attempt to Derail British ODF Policy Microsoft Calls Its Systematic Bribery “Internationally Recognised”

02.25.14 Abuses of Rights: News About Surveillance, Torture, and Assassination

=> Abuses of Rights: News About Surveillance, Torture, and Assassination

02.25.14 Response to ODF as Government Standard Proposal

=> Response to ODF as Government Standard Proposal

03.03.14 The Continued Occupation of US ‘Trade’ by Microsoft- and Monopolies-backed Entities Like BSA

=> The Continued Occupation of US ‘Trade’ by Microsoft- and Monopolies-backed Entities Like BSA

03.03.14 Embedded Linux News Roundup

=> Embedded Linux News Roundup

03.05.14 An Android World: Limitless Expansion in Tablets, Smaller Devices, and New Hardware

=> An Android World: Limitless Expansion in Tablets, Smaller Devices, and New Hardware

03.07.14 Red Hat Joins the Joke Which is Amazon’s ‘Secure’ Federal ‘Cloud’

=> Red Hat Joins the Joke Which is Amazon’s ‘Secure’ Federal ‘Cloud’

03.11.14 LibreOffice Stories: Birthday, New Release (4.2), Web Site, TDF Board

=> LibreOffice Stories: Birthday, New Release (4.2), Web Site, TDF Board

03.11.14 OpenStack Advocacy and Promotion (Especially From Red Hat) and Other Stack Initiatives

=> OpenStack Advocacy and Promotion (Especially From Red Hat) and Other Stack Initiatives

03.16.14 Watching Abuses of Power: Police, Secret Agencies, Militarism, Surveillance, and Censorship

=> Watching Abuses of Power: Police, Secret Agencies, Militarism, Surveillance, and Censorship

03.17.14 Yahoo’s PR Makeover Might Be Precursor of Real Change

=> Yahoo’s PR Makeover Might Be Precursor of Real Change

03.24.14 Thou Shalt Not ‘Disparage’: How Apple and Microsoft Really Work

=> Thou Shalt Not ‘Disparage’: How Apple and Microsoft Really Work

03.25.14 Digitised Oppression: Censorship, Surveillance, Cracking, Drones, and More

=> Digitised Oppression: Censorship, Surveillance, Cracking, Drones, and More

03.25.14 OpenDocument Format Celebrated Tomorrow

=> OpenDocument Format Celebrated Tomorrow

03.26.14 Amended Comment Regarding ODF as Document Standard in the UK

=> Amended Comment Regarding ODF as Document Standard in the UK

03.30.14 Links: Civil Rights Abuses, Secrecy, Surveillance and Assassination Without Oversight

=> Links: Civil Rights Abuses, Secrecy, Surveillance and Assassination Without Oversight

04.02.14 Occupied by Lawyers It Hired, Google Now Reportedly Promotes Software Patents

=> Occupied by Lawyers It Hired, Google Now Reportedly Promotes Software Patents

04.07.14 Links: Privacy Erosion and Other Technological Erosions of Rights

=> Links: Privacy Erosion and Other Technological Erosions of Rights

04.11.14 FOSS News: Latest Developments and Breakthroughs

=> FOSS News: Latest Developments and Breakthroughs

04.14.14 Server News: KVM, ElasticHosts, Other GNU/Linux Items, and Open Network Linux

=> Server News: KVM, ElasticHosts, Other GNU/Linux Items, and Open Network Linux

05.03.14 The Debate About Software Patents is Still Dead Because Large Corporations Killed It

=> The Debate About Software Patents is Still Dead Because Large Corporations Killed It

05.07.14 Apple’s Patent Plot a Failure, But It Still Hurts Free/Libre Software

=> Apple’s Patent Plot a Failure, But It Still Hurts Free/Libre Software

05.13.14 David Kappos Fatally Killed Quality at the USPTO and Killed Fairness in Industries as a Result

=> David Kappos Fatally Killed Quality at the USPTO and Killed Fairness in Industries as a Result

06.12.14 Apple Hopes to Enjoy Inherent Corruption in the Patent System and the Legal System

=> Apple Hopes to Enjoy Inherent Corruption in the Patent System and the Legal System

06.14.14 HP’s Former Open Source Leader Helps Expose HP as a Fraud on ‘Open Source’ Issues, Reveals Microsoft’s Role in SCO’s Attack

=> HP’s Former Open Source Leader Helps Expose HP as a Fraud on ‘Open Source’ Issues, Reveals Microsoft’s Role in SCO’s Attack

06.15.14 Openwashing With Patent Pledge Nonsense: Tesla Merely Gives Back What it Took Away

=> Openwashing With Patent Pledge Nonsense: Tesla Merely Gives Back What it Took Away

06.20.14 The Corrupt Court Which Brought Software Patents to the United States is in a State of Crisis, Should be Disbanded

=> The Corrupt Court Which Brought Software Patents to the United States is in a State of Crisis, Should be Disbanded

06.22.14 The USPTO is the Monopolies Industrial Complex and It Should be Put Under Control or Rebooted

=> The USPTO is the Monopolies Industrial Complex and It Should be Put Under Control or Rebooted

06.29.14 Arguments Persist Over Whether Software Patents Died in the US Whilst European Patent Law is Quietly Assimilated to US

=> Arguments Persist Over Whether Software Patents Died in the US Whilst European Patent Law is Quietly Assimilated to US

07.03.14 Symptoms of Injustice: Biggest Software Patents Proponent, CAFC, Superseding Supreme Court Decisions on Patents

=> Symptoms of Injustice: Biggest Software Patents Proponent, CAFC, Superseding Supreme Court Decisions on Patents

07.07.14 Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Microsoft Still Extorts Companies and Product Buyers Using FAT Software Patents, Latest Victim is Canon

=> Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Microsoft Still Extorts Companies and Product Buyers Using FAT Software Patents, Latest Victim is Canon

07.07.14 The NSA’s Top (and First) PRISM Partner, Microsoft, Lies to Governments and Businesses as Office Gets Banned in China

=> The NSA’s Top (and First) PRISM Partner, Microsoft, Lies to Governments and Businesses as Office Gets Banned in China

07.07.14 Microsoft’s Propaganda Machine Tries to Shift Security Debate Amid Serious Catastrophes

=> Microsoft’s Propaganda Machine Tries to Shift Security Debate Amid Serious Catastrophes

07.14.14 White House Backs Away From Appointing Patents Zealot to Top USPTO Position

=> White House Backs Away From Appointing Patents Zealot to Top USPTO Position

07.16.14 Secrecy Allows British Government to be Manipulated by Microsoft for Spyware Behind Closed Doors

=> Secrecy Allows British Government to be Manipulated by Microsoft for Spyware Behind Closed Doors

07.26.14 Groklaw Back in the Wake of ODF in the UK?

=> Groklaw Back in the Wake of ODF in the UK?

07.30.14 Ruling Against ‘Abstract’ Software Patents is Already Derailing Patent Attacks on Linux and Free Software

=> Ruling Against ‘Abstract’ Software Patents is Already Derailing Patent Attacks on Linux and Free Software

08.02.14 Microsoft Continues to Further Distort OOXML in Order to Make it Less Compatible With Non-Microsoft Software

=> Microsoft Continues to Further Distort OOXML in Order to Make it Less Compatible With Non-Microsoft Software

09.03.14 Microsoft Should Not be Considered Too Big to Jail

=> Microsoft Should Not be Considered Too Big to Jail

09.29.14 More Good News About Demise of Software Patents and Along With Them, Consequently, Patent Trolls

=> More Good News About Demise of Software Patents and Along With Them, Consequently, Patent Trolls

10.20.14 Is It Google’s Turn to Head the USPTO Corporation?

=> Is It Google’s Turn to Head the USPTO Corporation?

11.05.14 Ridiculous Patents at the USPTO, Trolls as ‘NPEs’, and an Update on Microsoft-Connected Patent Trolls

=> Ridiculous Patents at the USPTO, Trolls as ‘NPEs’, and an Update on Microsoft-Connected Patent Trolls

11.13.14 Windows ‘Update’ and NSA Back Doors, Including a 19-Year Bug Door in Microsoft Windows

=> Windows ‘Update’ and NSA Back Doors, Including a 19-Year Bug Door in Microsoft Windows

11.16.14 Microsoft is Going Into the Anti-Whistleblowing Business, Dodges Criticism Over 19-Year Bug Door in Windows

=> Microsoft is Going Into the Anti-Whistleblowing Business, Dodges Criticism Over 19-Year Bug Door in Windows

12.12.14 US Patent Reform (on Trolls Only) More or Less Buried or Ineffective

=> US Patent Reform (on Trolls Only) More or Less Buried or Ineffective

12.13.14 Time to Take Microsoft Out of British Aviation Before Planes Crash Into Buildings

=> Time to Take Microsoft Out of British Aviation Before Planes Crash Into Buildings

12.19.14 ‘Good’ Software Patents From EA Show Cases Where DRM is a Patent Infringement

=> ‘Good’ Software Patents From EA Show Cases Where DRM is a Patent Infringement

01.01.15 Microsoft’s Attacks on Android and GNU/Linux Not Over Yet, But They Are Definitely Failing

=> Microsoft’s Attacks on Android and GNU/Linux Not Over Yet, But They Are Definitely Failing

01.07.15 Intel is Lying to the World and the World Cooperates in Lying

=> Intel is Lying to the World and the World Cooperates in Lying

01.17.15 Myths and Hype About Patents

=> Myths and Hype About Patents

01.29.15 Corporate Media, Led Astray by Patent Lawyers, Continues to Distort the Reality of Software Patents Post-Alice

=> Corporate Media, Led Astray by Patent Lawyers, Continues to Distort the Reality of Software Patents Post-Alice

02.14.15 Microsoft’s Latest Lock-in Strategy in Detail, Now Exploiting the Public Sector and Free Software

=> Microsoft’s Latest Lock-in Strategy in Detail, Now Exploiting the Public Sector and Free Software

02.14.15 More People With Microsoft Roots Enter the Linux Foundation, Occupying Top Positions

=> More People With Microsoft Roots Enter the Linux Foundation, Occupying Top Positions

02.20.15 Lenovo’s Superfish Scandal is Spyware on Top of Spyware (Microsoft Windows), the Problem is Inherently Proprietary Software

=> Lenovo’s Superfish Scandal is Spyware on Top of Spyware (Microsoft Windows), the Problem is Inherently Proprietary Software

02.24.15 The EFF Back to Tackling Software Patents, Not Just Patent Trolls

=> The EFF Back to Tackling Software Patents, Not Just Patent Trolls

03.21.15 Microsoft Hates Linux – Part VI – Propaganda Wars Against Free Software Facilitated While Media Control is Secured and Abused

=> Microsoft Hates Linux – Part VI – Propaganda Wars Against Free Software Facilitated While Media Control is Secured and Abused

03.22.15 Canonical Goes to Bed With Company That Sues Linux Using Software Patents and Copyrights (Through SCO)

=> Canonical Goes to Bed With Company That Sues Linux Using Software Patents and Copyrights (Through SCO)

04.08.15 The EPO is Becoming More Like the USPTO Under Benoît Battistelli’s Greed-Driven Reign

=> The EPO is Becoming More Like the USPTO Under Benoît Battistelli’s Greed-Driven Reign

04.17.15 Microsoft’s Multi-Dimensional Assault on Android/Linux: Extortion, Lobbying of Regulators, and Bribes

=> Microsoft’s Multi-Dimensional Assault on Android/Linux: Extortion, Lobbying of Regulators, and Bribes

04.21.15 Software Patents Are Still Menacing to Free Software: OIN Expands Scope, HEVC Adds to MPEG-LA Burden/Tax, Google and Facebook Give in on Patents

=> Software Patents Are Still Menacing to Free Software: OIN Expands Scope, HEVC Adds to MPEG-LA Burden/Tax, Google and Facebook Give in on Patents

04.24.15 Real Patent Reform Will Not Come From Biggest Backers of GNU/Linux, Not Even Google

=> Real Patent Reform Will Not Come From Biggest Backers of GNU/Linux, Not Even Google

05.03.15 PATENT Act a ‘Reform’ for Big Corporations, Hence Does Not Address the Core Issues, Including Patent Scope and Massive Patent Aggressors

=> PATENT Act a ‘Reform’ for Big Corporations, Hence Does Not Address the Core Issues, Including Patent Scope and Massive Patent Aggressors

05.13.15 When ‘Former’ Microsoft Influence Lands in Free/Open Source Software

=> When ‘Former’ Microsoft Influence Lands in Free/Open Source Software

05.22.15 Patents as a Marketing Strategy: USPTO Now Part of the Advertising Industry

=> Patents as a Marketing Strategy: USPTO Now Part of the Advertising Industry

06.03.15 Microsoft’s Latest Anti-Linux Strategy: Deleting Android From Android Devices

=> Microsoft’s Latest Anti-Linux Strategy: Deleting Android From Android Devices

07.02.15 Microsoft India Still Lobbies and Lies About Free Software in Order to Knock Down Policy That Favours Free Software

=> Microsoft India Still Lobbies and Lies About Free Software in Order to Knock Down Policy That Favours Free Software

07.28.15 MPEG-LA is Preparing New Patent Obstruction (Called DASH) Against Free Software, OIN Grows

=> MPEG-LA is Preparing New Patent Obstruction (Called DASH) Against Free Software, OIN Grows

07.28.15 New Zealand’s Media Gets History Wrong on Software Patents

=> New Zealand’s Media Gets History Wrong on Software Patents

07.30.15 Microsoft’s Mouthpiece Mary Branscombe Tries to Shoot Down Free Software, But Fails Miserably

=> Microsoft’s Mouthpiece Mary Branscombe Tries to Shoot Down Free Software, But Fails Miserably

08.11.15 Patents Roundup: EPO, Alicestorm, Facebook, ‘Trade’ Agreements, and Google Publicity Stunts

=> Patents Roundup: EPO, Alicestorm, Facebook, ‘Trade’ Agreements, and Google Publicity Stunts

08.20.15 Blackmail and Lies From the Press and the Government of New Zealand Attempt to Sell to the Public a Deal That Broadens Patent Scope

=> Blackmail and Lies From the Press and the Government of New Zealand Attempt to Sell to the Public a Deal That Broadens Patent Scope

09.08.15 Free Software Establishments in India Fight Back as Efforts to Spread Software Patents Are Reported

=> Free Software Establishments in India Fight Back as Efforts to Spread Software Patents Are Reported

09.24.15 Europe’s Acceptance of and Resistance to Software Patents, Courtesy of Corporate Front Groups and Courtrooms Respectively

=> Europe’s Acceptance of and Resistance to Software Patents, Courtesy of Corporate Front Groups and Courtrooms Respectively

10.05.15 With Software Patents in Europe (and Pushes for the Same Thing in Australia and India) Patent Trolls Now Come to Europe, Attack Android/Linux

=> With Software Patents in Europe (and Pushes for the Same Thing in Australia and India) Patent Trolls Now Come to Europe, Attack Android/Linux

10.07.15 OIN Turns 10, IDG Floods the Web With Puff Pieces That ‘Normalise’ Software Patents

=> OIN Turns 10, IDG Floods the Web With Puff Pieces That ‘Normalise’ Software Patents

10.09.15 Responses to Software Patents in India Though Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions

=> Responses to Software Patents in India Though Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions

10.09.15 Mobile Linux (e.g. Android) Still a Victim of Software Patents, No Peace in Sight

=> Mobile Linux (e.g. Android) Still a Victim of Software Patents, No Peace in Sight

10.11.15 European Pirate Party MEP Julia Reda Says TPP Will Bring Software Patents to Europe and Other Continents/Countries

=> European Pirate Party MEP Julia Reda Says TPP Will Bring Software Patents to Europe and Other Continents/Countries

10.12.15 Many New Losses for Software Patents in the US, Courtesy of Alice Case/§101

=> Many New Losses for Software Patents in the US, Courtesy of Alice Case/§101

10.13.15 EPO Management Lobbies for the Unitary Patent (UPC) and Uses This to Advance Software Patents in Europe

=> EPO Management Lobbies for the Unitary Patent (UPC) and Uses This to Advance Software Patents in Europe

10.14.15 Clare Curran (New Zealand Parliament) Pressures Her Government to Reveal Whether TPP Acts as a Trojan Horse for Software Patents

=> Clare Curran (New Zealand Parliament) Pressures Her Government to Reveal Whether TPP Acts as a Trojan Horse for Software Patents

10.20.15 Narendra Modi Must Immediately Block Software Patents to Save India’s Software Industry

=> Narendra Modi Must Immediately Block Software Patents to Save India’s Software Industry

11.28.15 The Latest EPO Spin: Staff Protesters Compared to ‘Anti-Patent Campaigners’ or ‘Against UPC’

=> The Latest EPO Spin: Staff Protesters Compared to ‘Anti-Patent Campaigners’ or ‘Against UPC’

12.03.15 Impact of Software Patents and Excessive/Unregulated Profit Motives at USPTO: Now Even Common Encryption (i.e. Computer Security) Under Patent Attacks

=> Impact of Software Patents and Excessive/Unregulated Profit Motives at USPTO: Now Even Common Encryption (i.e. Computer Security) Under Patent Attacks

12.05.15 Decreased Focus on Microsoft

=> Decreased Focus on Microsoft

12.14.15 The Open Invention Network and Software Patents

=> The Open Invention Network and Software Patents

12.15.15 Samsung Turns to SCOTUS (Killer of Many Software Patents) to Annul Mega-fine Induced by Apple’s Patent Aggression

=> Samsung Turns to SCOTUS (Killer of Many Software Patents) to Annul Mega-fine Induced by Apple’s Patent Aggression

12.16.15 Great News: Software Patents Stopped in India, For Now…

=> Great News: Software Patents Stopped in India, For Now…

12.20.15 Software Patents Are Being Defeated to the Detriment of Large Multinationals, Their Patent Lawyers, and Patent Trolls Who Piggyback Them

=> Software Patents Are Being Defeated to the Detriment of Large Multinationals, Their Patent Lawyers, and Patent Trolls Who Piggyback Them

12.22.15 The Collapse of Patent Maximalism: Latest Major Setbacks for Software Patents and Patent Trolls

=> The Collapse of Patent Maximalism: Latest Major Setbacks for Software Patents and Patent Trolls

12.27.15 Revolving Doors of High-Level EPO Management: Jacques Michel and the Questel Deal With the EPO

=> Revolving Doors of High-Level EPO Management: Jacques Michel and the Questel Deal With the EPO

01.05.16 The European Patent Office (EPO) Has Become a Propaganda Mill After the FTI Consulting Deal

=> The European Patent Office (EPO) Has Become a Propaganda Mill After the FTI Consulting Deal

01.08.16 Patent Lawyers Continue to Spin Grim News About Patents (UPC, Lawsuits Peak, Patent Raids) as Good News

=> Patent Lawyers Continue to Spin Grim News About Patents (UPC, Lawsuits Peak, Patent Raids) as Good News

01.09.16 China-US Trade Wars With Patent Raids, Confiscations, Embargoes, and Low-quality Patent Stockpiling

=> China-US Trade Wars With Patent Raids, Confiscations, Embargoes, and Low-quality Patent Stockpiling

01.11.16 Abogados de Patentes Continua to Circular Tenebrosas Noticias Acerca de Patentes, UPC, Demandas a Granel, Ataques de Patentes Como Buenas Noticias

=> Abogados de Patentes Continua to Circular Tenebrosas Noticias Acerca de Patentes, UPC, Demandas a Granel, Ataques de Patentes Como Buenas Noticias

01.14.16 USPTO Doubled the Number of Granted Patents in Just a Few Years, Demonstrating Very Sharp Decline in Patent Quality

=> USPTO Doubled the Number of Granted Patents in Just a Few Years, Demonstrating Very Sharp Decline in Patent Quality

01.20.16 EPO/FTI Consulting-funded Event for UPC Will Be Stuffed With Mega-corporations from the United States

=> EPO/FTI Consulting-funded Event for UPC Will Be Stuffed With Mega-corporations from the United States

01.24.16 Patent Lawyers and Their Sites/Media Still a Barrier to End of Software Patents and Patent Wars

=> Patent Lawyers and Their Sites/Media Still a Barrier to End of Software Patents and Patent Wars

01.24.16 Eventos de Consultantes Promovido para la Corte Unitaria de Patentes por la OEP/FTI, Estará Repleto de Mega-Corporaciones de los Estados Unidos

=> Eventos de Consultantes Promovido para la Corte Unitaria de Patentes por la OEP/FTI, Estará Repleto de Mega-Corporaciones de los Estados Unidos

01.26.16 The EFF-Recommended Advice on Patents From Juelsgaard/Stanford Law School Potentially Worse Than Useless

=> The EFF-Recommended Advice on Patents From Juelsgaard/Stanford Law School Potentially Worse Than Useless

01.26.16 The United States’ Patent System Lets Software Patents Rot, as Patent Trolls Take Over the System and Unrest Grows

=> The United States’ Patent System Lets Software Patents Rot, as Patent Trolls Take Over the System and Unrest Grows

01.27.16 Los Abogados de Patentes y sus Sitios/Medios de Comunicación Todavía Son una Barrera para Terminar las Guerras de Patentes

=> Los Abogados de Patentes y sus Sitios/Medios de Comunicación Todavía Son una Barrera para Terminar las Guerras de Patentes

01.28.16 Many Software Firms No Longer Bother With Software Patents, Especially After Alice

=> Many Software Firms No Longer Bother With Software Patents, Especially After Alice

01.28.16 Robert L. Stoll Another Example of USPTO Patent Maximalists (Officials) Who Pretend to be Some Kind of Journalists and Advocate Software Patents

=> Robert L. Stoll Another Example of USPTO Patent Maximalists (Officials) Who Pretend to be Some Kind of Journalists and Advocate Software Patents

01.29.16 Robert L. Stoll Otro Ejemplo de USPTO Patent Maximalistas (Officiales) Que Pretende Ser Una Clase de Journalistas E Impulsa las Patentes de Software

=> Robert L. Stoll Otro Ejemplo de USPTO Patent Maximalistas (Officiales) Que Pretende Ser Una Clase de Journalistas E Impulsa las Patentes de Software

02.09.16 Microsoft’s Copyrights- and Patents-Based Attacks on GNU/Linux Carry on

=> Microsoft’s Copyrights- and Patents-Based Attacks on GNU/Linux Carry on

02.22.16 It’s Official: Death of Software Patents Reaffirmed in India

=> It’s Official: Death of Software Patents Reaffirmed in India

02.23.16 Es Oficial: La Muerte de las Patentes de Software Reafirmada en India.

=> Es Oficial: La Muerte de las Patentes de Software Reafirmada en India.

02.29.16 The Latest Failed Push for Software Patents in India Shows That People’s Resistance Still is Effective

=> The Latest Failed Push for Software Patents in India Shows That People’s Resistance Still is Effective

03.01.16 If This is (Really) the End of SCO, Don’t Forget Who Funded and Supported SCO’s 13-Year-Long Attacks on Linux

=> If This is (Really) the End of SCO, Don’t Forget Who Funded and Supported SCO’s 13-Year-Long Attacks on Linux

03.03.16 In the Interests of the Public, India Bans Software Patents and the USPTO Should Follow Suit

=> In the Interests of the Public, India Bans Software Patents and the USPTO Should Follow Suit

03.11.16 For Its Survival, Microsoft is Trying to Turn Into an Aggressive Patent Tax and Advertising Company, Forces Windows Users to Play Along

=> For Its Survival, Microsoft is Trying to Turn Into an Aggressive Patent Tax and Advertising Company, Forces Windows Users to Play Along

03.14.16 Por Su Sobrevivencia, Microsoft Se Está Convirtiéndo en Una Agresiva Compañíá de Impuestos Sobre Patentes Así Como de Advertising, Obliga a Usuarios de Windows a Moverse a Su Ritmo

=> Por Su Sobrevivencia, Microsoft Se Está Convirtiéndo en Una Agresiva Compañíá de Impuestos Sobre Patentes Así Como de Advertising, Obliga a Usuarios de Windows a Moverse a Su Ritmo

03.17.16 Patents Roundup: EMC, Pure Storage, OpenTV, Apple, Segway, and Alice (Software Patents)

=> Patents Roundup: EMC, Pure Storage, OpenTV, Apple, Segway, and Alice (Software Patents)

03.17.16 On Bristows LLP and Other Self-Serving Non-Practising Voices for Software Patents and UPC Injustice

=> On Bristows LLP and Other Self-Serving Non-Practising Voices for Software Patents and UPC Injustice

03.18.16 En Bristows LLP y Otras Egoístas Entidades no Prácticantes Voces por las Patentes de Software y la Injusticia de la UPC

=> En Bristows LLP y Otras Egoístas Entidades no Prácticantes Voces por las Patentes de Software y la Injusticia de la UPC

03.18.16 Redondeo de Patentes: EMC, Pure Storage, OpenTV, Apple, Segway, y Alice (Patentes de Software)

=> Redondeo de Patentes: EMC, Pure Storage, OpenTV, Apple, Segway, y Alice (Patentes de Software)

03.20.16 Microsoft Hijacks the AIX Trademark (an Old Tradition) and Openwashes Proprietary Minecraft

=> Microsoft Hijacks the AIX Trademark (an Old Tradition) and Openwashes Proprietary Minecraft

03.20.16 More Voices in the Media Against Microsoft’s Patent Aggression Against Linux, Prospects of Joining the Open Invention Network (OIN)

=> More Voices in the Media Against Microsoft’s Patent Aggression Against Linux, Prospects of Joining the Open Invention Network (OIN)

03.22.16 Más Voces en los Medios Contra la Agresión de Patentes de Microsoft Contra Linux, Prospectos de Unirse a la Open Invention Network (OIN)

=> Más Voces en los Medios Contra la Agresión de Patentes de Microsoft Contra Linux, Prospectos de Unirse a la Open Invention Network (OIN)

03.24.16 Patent Maximalism (Overpatenting) Tackled in New Article by Professor Noah Smith

=> Patent Maximalism (Overpatenting) Tackled in New Article by Professor Noah Smith

03.25.16 Patents Roundup: Patent Trolls Groomed by IAM, Reform Strives to Tackle Trolls, NewEgg and LOTNet Explore Alternate Solutions

=> Patents Roundup: Patent Trolls Groomed by IAM, Reform Strives to Tackle Trolls, NewEgg and LOTNet Explore Alternate Solutions

03.26.16 Battistelli is Trying to Save His EPO Job After Getting Called Out, But Doesn’t Give Back Busted Union Leaders Their Jobs; Strike Imminent

=> Battistelli is Trying to Save His EPO Job After Getting Called Out, But Doesn’t Give Back Busted Union Leaders Their Jobs; Strike Imminent

03.27.16 El Máximalismo de Patentes (Patentar en Exceso) Abordado en un Nuevo Artículo del Profesor Noah Smith

=> El Máximalismo de Patentes (Patentar en Exceso) Abordado en un Nuevo Artículo del Profesor Noah Smith

03.27.16 Battistelli esta Tratando de Salvar Su Trabajo en la EPO Despues que le llamaron la Atención, Pero no Regresa su Trabajo A los Lideres Sindicales Despedidos; Huelga Inminente

=> Battistelli esta Tratando de Salvar Su Trabajo en la EPO Despues que le llamaron la Atención, Pero no Regresa su Trabajo A los Lideres Sindicales Despedidos; Huelga Inminente

03.28.16 Redondeo de Patentes: Los Trolles de Patentes Acícalados por IAM, la Reforma se Esfuerza para Enfrentárse a los Trolles, NewEgg y LOTNet Exploran Soluciones Alternativas

=> Redondeo de Patentes: Los Trolles de Patentes Acícalados por IAM, la Reforma se Esfuerza para Enfrentárse a los Trolles, NewEgg y LOTNet Exploran Soluciones Alternativas

03.30.16 Oracle’s Huge Claims Against Linux/Android Demonstrate the Uselessness of OIN

=> Oracle’s Huge Claims Against Linux/Android Demonstrate the Uselessness of OIN

03.30.16 Microsoft-Backed SCO is Still Attacking Linux

=> Microsoft-Backed SCO is Still Attacking Linux

04.01.16 Grandes Reclamos de Oracle Contra Linux/Android Demuestra la Futilidad de la OIN

=> Grandes Reclamos de Oracle Contra Linux/Android Demuestra la Futilidad de la OIN

04.01.16 David Kappos Whines About the Supreme Court Shutting the Door on Many Software Patents

=> David Kappos Whines About the Supreme Court Shutting the Door on Many Software Patents

04.01.16 El Horneado por Microsoft SCO Esta Todavía Atacando a Linux

=> El Horneado por Microsoft SCO Esta Todavía Atacando a Linux

04.02.16 David Kappos Lloriquea Porque La Corte Suprema Esta Cerrándo la Puerta a Varias Patentes de Software

=> David Kappos Lloriquea Porque La Corte Suprema Esta Cerrándo la Puerta a Varias Patentes de Software

04.02.16 Software Patents in the United States as Explored in Light of Some of the Latest Cases

=> Software Patents in the United States as Explored in Light of Some of the Latest Cases

04.05.16 Abolish the Supreme Court and Congressional Take on Patents, Says David Kappos, Just Listen to Mr. Kappos and Reinforce Software Patents

=> Abolish the Supreme Court and Congressional Take on Patents, Says David Kappos, Just Listen to Mr. Kappos and Reinforce Software Patents

04.06.16 Abolir la Corte Suprema y la Toma del Congreso en Patentes, Dice David Kappos, Sólo Escuchen a Mr. Kappos y Refuerzen Las Patentes de Software

=> Abolir la Corte Suprema y la Toma del Congreso en Patentes, Dice David Kappos, Sólo Escuchen a Mr. Kappos y Refuerzen Las Patentes de Software

04.08.16 Lobbyists for Software Patents in ‘Journalism’ and ‘Reform’ Clothing (With Microsoft Connections)

=> Lobbyists for Software Patents in ‘Journalism’ and ‘Reform’ Clothing (With Microsoft Connections)

04.09.16 Cabilderos por las Patentes de Software en Ropas de ‘Periodismo’ y ‘Reforma’ (con Conecciones a Microsoft)

=> Cabilderos por las Patentes de Software en Ropas de ‘Periodismo’ y ‘Reforma’ (con Conecciones a Microsoft)

04.09.16 Patents Roundup: US Patent System/Landscape Disqualified, Corrupted, Saturated With Patent Trolls, and Funded by Microsoft

=> Patents Roundup: US Patent System/Landscape Disqualified, Corrupted, Saturated With Patent Trolls, and Funded by Microsoft

04.11.16 Resumen de Patentes: Systema/Paisaje de Patentes de los EE.UU. Descalificado, Corrupto, Saturado Con Trolles de Patentes, y Financiado Por y Para Microsoft

=> Resumen de Patentes: Systema/Paisaje de Patentes de los EE.UU. Descalificado, Corrupto, Saturado Con Trolles de Patentes, y Financiado Por y Para Microsoft

04.12.16 Software Patents Hoarders Going Down in the United States

=> Software Patents Hoarders Going Down in the United States

04.13.16 Listening to Patent Lawyers Who Never Wrote Any Code to Decide on Software Patents

=> Listening to Patent Lawyers Who Never Wrote Any Code to Decide on Software Patents

04.13.16 New Software Patents From Google, Microsoft and Apple, Plus New Lobbying From David Kappos (Paid by Microsoft and Apple)

=> New Software Patents From Google, Microsoft and Apple, Plus New Lobbying From David Kappos (Paid by Microsoft and Apple)

04.13.16 Patent Fights Over Reform Focus (Marginalising Small Actors), Courts (Judges) Versus Patent Offices (Large Businesses)

=> Patent Fights Over Reform Focus (Marginalising Small Actors), Courts (Judges) Versus Patent Offices (Large Businesses)

04.14.16 US Lobbyist for Software Patents, David Kappos, Uses EPO’s Snubbing of the EPC to Spread Misinformation and Patent Monopolies on Software/Algorithms

=> US Lobbyist for Software Patents, David Kappos, Uses EPO’s Snubbing of the EPC to Spread Misinformation and Patent Monopolies on Software/Algorithms

04.14.16 Patent Trolls in the US, Storm of Patent Litigation Expected in China, and Yahoo’s Patents (Potentially on Sale) Become Subject of Intrigue

=> Patent Trolls in the US, Storm of Patent Litigation Expected in China, and Yahoo’s Patents (Potentially on Sale) Become Subject of Intrigue

04.14.16 Codiciósos Acumuladores de Patentes de Software Caen en Picada en Los EE.UU

=> Codiciósos Acumuladores de Patentes de Software Caen en Picada en Los EE.UU

04.15.16 Escuchando a los Abogados de Patentes Quienes Nunca Escribieron Una Línea de Codigo Decidir en Patentes de Software

=> Escuchando a los Abogados de Patentes Quienes Nunca Escribieron Una Línea de Codigo Decidir en Patentes de Software

04.15.16 Nuevas Patentes de Software de Google, Microsoft y Apple, Más Cabildeo de David Kappos (Financiado por Microsoft y Apple)

=> Nuevas Patentes de Software de Google, Microsoft y Apple, Más Cabildeo de David Kappos (Financiado por Microsoft y Apple)

04.15.16 Todo Software Es Equivalente a Pasos Mentales, Reducible a Trabajo Con Lápiz y Papel

=> Todo Software Es Equivalente a Pasos Mentales, Reducible a Trabajo Con Lápiz y Papel

04.16.16 Microsoft’s War on Java Shows That Microsoft’s E.E.E. (Embrace, Extend, Extinguish) Tactics Are Alive and Well

=> Microsoft’s War on Java Shows That Microsoft’s E.E.E. (Embrace, Extend, Extinguish) Tactics Are Alive and Well

04.16.16 Criticisms of the Patent System of the United States, Which is Imposed on the Rest of the World Using Corporate Lobbyists and Attracts or Creates Patent Trolls

=> Criticisms of the Patent System of the United States, Which is Imposed on the Rest of the World Using Corporate Lobbyists and Attracts or Creates Patent Trolls

04.18.16 Say the Truth About the US Patent System, Get Attacked by the Patent Propaganda Machine (Disguised as Press)

=> Say the Truth About the US Patent System, Get Attacked by the Patent Propaganda Machine (Disguised as Press)

04.20.16 Corporate Lobbying for Software Patents in the United States and Against Alice, Against Patent Reform

=> Corporate Lobbying for Software Patents in the United States and Against Alice, Against Patent Reform

04.22.16 More Patents Don’t Mean More Innovation, Just More Money for Patent Lawyers and Patent Offices

=> More Patents Don’t Mean More Innovation, Just More Money for Patent Lawyers and Patent Offices

04.24.16 ES: Di la Verdad Acerca del Sistema de Patentes de los EE.UU., Conseguiras Ser Atacado por la Máquina Propagandistica de Patentes (Disfrazada de Prensa)

=> ES: Di la Verdad Acerca del Sistema de Patentes de los EE.UU., Conseguiras Ser Atacado por la Máquina Propagandistica de Patentes (Disfrazada de Prensa)

04.24.16 Patents Roundup: Marijuana Patents, Patent Satellites, Patent Trolls, Wars, and Merchants (Notably Lawyers)

=> Patents Roundup: Marijuana Patents, Patent Satellites, Patent Trolls, Wars, and Merchants (Notably Lawyers)

04.24.16 New Microsoft-Funded Push to Make Software Patents Stronger in the US, Backed by the Usual Suspects as Microsoft Increasingly Struggles as a Producing Company

=> New Microsoft-Funded Push to Make Software Patents Stronger in the US, Backed by the Usual Suspects as Microsoft Increasingly Struggles as a Producing Company

04.26.16 ES: El Nuevo Impulso Finánciado por Microsoft Para Reforzar las Patentes de Software en los EE.UU., Apoyado por los Sospechosos Usuales (La Sagrada Familia) Mientras que Microsoft Cada Vez Más Lucha Como Compañíá Productiva

=> ES: El Nuevo Impulso Finánciado por Microsoft Para Reforzar las Patentes de Software en los EE.UU., Apoyado por los Sospechosos Usuales (La Sagrada Familia) Mientras que Microsoft Cada Vez Más Lucha Como Compañíá Productiva

04.26.16 A Farce of a System: How SIPO, USPTO, and Increasingly the EPO Too Turn Into Filing Systems (No Proper Examination/Filtering Required)

=> A Farce of a System: How SIPO, USPTO, and Increasingly the EPO Too Turn Into Filing Systems (No Proper Examination/Filtering Required)

04.27.16 ES: Una Fársa de Sistema: ¿Cómo la SIPO, USPTO, y cada vez más la EPO se Convierten en Llenado de Patentes (No Se Requiere Propia Examinación)

=> ES: Una Fársa de Sistema: ¿Cómo la SIPO, USPTO, y cada vez más la EPO se Convierten en Llenado de Patentes (No Se Requiere Propia Examinación)

04.30.16 Alice Continues to Smash Software Patents So Patent Lawyers, Monopolists’ Lobbyists Etc. Now Attack the Supreme Court for Doing This

=> Alice Continues to Smash Software Patents So Patent Lawyers, Monopolists’ Lobbyists Etc. Now Attack the Supreme Court for Doing This

05.01.16 ES: Alice Continúa Quebrando Patentes de Software Asi Que los Abogados de Patentes, Cabilderos de los Monopolistas, Etc. Ahora Atacan a la Corte Suprema por Hacer Esto

=> ES: Alice Continúa Quebrando Patentes de Software Asi Que los Abogados de Patentes, Cabilderos de los Monopolistas, Etc. Ahora Atacan a la Corte Suprema por Hacer Esto

05.01.16 ES: La India Está Teniendo Otra Prueba de los Peligros de las Patentes Occidentales, Debe Aprender a Rechazar Completamente las Patentes de Software en Medio de Gran Presión

=> ES: La India Está Teniendo Otra Prueba de los Peligros de las Patentes Occidentales, Debe Aprender a Rechazar Completamente las Patentes de Software en Medio de Gran Presión

05.01.16 The US Patent System: Where One Wastes Years in Court and Spends $8,000,000 in Lawyers’ Fees Fighting a Bogus Patent

=> The US Patent System: Where One Wastes Years in Court and Spends $8,000,000 in Lawyers’ Fees Fighting a Bogus Patent

05.02.16 ES: El Sistema de Patentes de los EE.UU: Donde Uno Desperdicia Años en Corte y Gasta $8,000,000 en Honorarios de Abogados Peleándo una Patente Falsa

=> ES: El Sistema de Patentes de los EE.UU: Donde Uno Desperdicia Años en Corte y Gasta $8,000,000 en Honorarios de Abogados Peleándo una Patente Falsa

05.02.16 Nefarious Forces for Patent Abuse and Software Patents in the United States, Australia, India, Korea, and Europe

=> Nefarious Forces for Patent Abuse and Software Patents in the United States, Australia, India, Korea, and Europe

05.07.16 ES: Los Enemigos de Europ: Un Mes Después de Promover la UPC en Londres, Benoît Battistelli y la EPO Hacen lo Mismo en Helsinki

=> ES: Los Enemigos de Europ: Un Mes Después de Promover la UPC en Londres, Benoît Battistelli y la EPO Hacen lo Mismo en Helsinki

05.07.16 ES: Fuerzas Viles Para el Abuso de Patentes y Patentes de Software en los EE.UU,. Australia, India, Korea, y Europe

=> ES: Fuerzas Viles Para el Abuso de Patentes y Patentes de Software en los EE.UU,. Australia, India, Korea, y Europe

05.10.16 Patent Policy is a Mess and It’s Not Hard to See Why

=> Patent Policy is a Mess and It’s Not Hard to See Why

05.12.16 Large Firms Which Are Becoming Troll-Like Threaten Linux, Try to Embargo Imports

=> Large Firms Which Are Becoming Troll-Like Threaten Linux, Try to Embargo Imports

05.14.16 Rich People’s Media Fights § 101 (Against Software Patents) and PTAB Inter Partes Reviews Using Ridiculous Distortions of Statistics and Insults

=> Rich People’s Media Fights § 101 (Against Software Patents) and PTAB Inter Partes Reviews Using Ridiculous Distortions of Statistics and Insults

05.14.16 ES: La USPTO Sigue Jodiéndo a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos Al Continuar Emitiéndo Patentes de Software que Son Totalmente Fálsas

=> ES: La USPTO Sigue Jodiéndo a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos Al Continuar Emitiéndo Patentes de Software que Son Totalmente Fálsas

05.15.16 ES: Compañías Grandes Que Se Están Convirtiéndo Trolles Amenazan a Linux, Tratan de Embargar Importaciónes

=> ES: Compañías Grandes Que Se Están Convirtiéndo Trolles Amenazan a Linux, Tratan de Embargar Importaciónes

05.22.16 IP3 Demonstrates That Today’s Patent Systems Devolve Into a Conglomerates’ Game, Won’t Protect the Mythical Small Inventor

=> IP3 Demonstrates That Today’s Patent Systems Devolve Into a Conglomerates’ Game, Won’t Protect the Mythical Small Inventor

05.24.16 Windows and Microsoft’s Other ‘Burning Platforms’

=> Windows and Microsoft’s Other ‘Burning Platforms’

05.28.16 Mishi Choudhary and Mike Masnick Explain Why India Should Reject Software Patents

=> Mishi Choudhary and Mike Masnick Explain Why India Should Reject Software Patents

05.29.16 A Mix of Patent Aggression and Sanctions/Raids (Using Controversial Patents) Against East Asian Companies

=> A Mix of Patent Aggression and Sanctions/Raids (Using Controversial Patents) Against East Asian Companies

05.29.16 Patent Lawyers’ Marketing Dominates and Marginalises Meaningful Analyses of Software Patenting in the US

=> Patent Lawyers’ Marketing Dominates and Marginalises Meaningful Analyses of Software Patenting in the US

05.31.16 Microsoft’s Former Chief Patent Counsel Praises Elevation of Software Patents in Microsoft Case, Adds to Cherry-Picking and Lobbying by Patent Lawyers

=> Microsoft’s Former Chief Patent Counsel Praises Elevation of Software Patents in Microsoft Case, Adds to Cherry-Picking and Lobbying by Patent Lawyers

06.06.16 The Enemy Within: How Patent Lawyers, Their Media and the Whole Patent Establishment Became an Enemy to Their Nations

=> The Enemy Within: How Patent Lawyers, Their Media and the Whole Patent Establishment Became an Enemy to Their Nations

06.06.16 Shelston IP and AJ Park Help Foreign Corporations Occupy Australia and New Zealand With Software Patents

=> Shelston IP and AJ Park Help Foreign Corporations Occupy Australia and New Zealand With Software Patents

06.12.16 Patent Bubbles Implode and Patents Are Passed to Trolls for ‘Monetisation’

=> Patent Bubbles Implode and Patents Are Passed to Trolls for ‘Monetisation’

06.14.16 Enfish Case Has Not Salvaged Software Patents in the US, Proponents of Software Patents Admit

=> Enfish Case Has Not Salvaged Software Patents in the US, Proponents of Software Patents Admit

06.28.16 New Efforts to Work Around Barriers to UPC in Light of ‘Brexit’; Behind These Efforts Are Self-Serving Patent Profiteers

=> New Efforts to Work Around Barriers to UPC in Light of ‘Brexit’; Behind These Efforts Are Self-Serving Patent Profiteers

07.01.16 A System in Their Back Pockets: Protecting Large Corporations in High-Profile Patent Cases

=> A System in Their Back Pockets: Protecting Large Corporations in High-Profile Patent Cases

07.03.16 Grim Situation at the European Patent Office Following Battistelli’s Latest Lawlessness Tendencies, as Explained by Concerned Insiders

=> Grim Situation at the European Patent Office Following Battistelli’s Latest Lawlessness Tendencies, as Explained by Concerned Insiders

07.06.16 Microsoft and Its Lobbyist David Kappos (Former USPTO Director) Are Still Lobbying for Software Patents

=> Microsoft and Its Lobbyist David Kappos (Former USPTO Director) Are Still Lobbying for Software Patents

07.13.16 The Open Invention Network Keeps Growing, But It Helps Large Corporations, Not Free/Open Source Software

=> The Open Invention Network Keeps Growing, But It Helps Large Corporations, Not Free/Open Source Software

07.16.16 The Importance of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and High-Quality Patents (Not Software Patents)

=> The Importance of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and High-Quality Patents (Not Software Patents)

07.18.16 Large Corporations’ Software Patenting Pursuits Carry on in Spite of Patent Trolls That Threaten Small Companies the Most

=> Large Corporations’ Software Patenting Pursuits Carry on in Spite of Patent Trolls That Threaten Small Companies the Most

07.22.16 Blockstream Has No Patents, But Pledges Not to Sue Using Patents

=> Blockstream Has No Patents, But Pledges Not to Sue Using Patents

07.22.16 Patents Roundup: BlackBerry, Huawei, PTAB, GAO, Aggressive Universities With Patents, and Software Patents in Europe

=> Patents Roundup: BlackBerry, Huawei, PTAB, GAO, Aggressive Universities With Patents, and Software Patents in Europe

07.26.16 Almost Everything That the Government Accountability Office Says is Applicable to the EPO

=> Almost Everything That the Government Accountability Office Says is Applicable to the EPO

07.26.16 The Death of Software Patents and Microsoft’s Coup Against Yahoo! Made the Company Worthless

=> The Death of Software Patents and Microsoft’s Coup Against Yahoo! Made the Company Worthless

08.01.16 The USPTO’s Dark Legacy of Software Patents Still the Cause of Spurious/Frivolous Litigation, Residue Which is Software Patent Trolls and Lawyers Will Try to Change the Law

=> The USPTO’s Dark Legacy of Software Patents Still the Cause of Spurious/Frivolous Litigation, Residue Which is Software Patent Trolls and Lawyers Will Try to Change the Law

08.02.16 Software Patents a Dead End in the United States, But Some Large Companies and Trolls Can’t Help Trying (and Failing) to Float Them

=> Software Patents a Dead End in the United States, But Some Large Companies and Trolls Can’t Help Trying (and Failing) to Float Them

08.19.16 Patents Roundup: Trolls Dominate Litigation, PTAB Crushes Patents, Patent Box Regime Persists, and OIN Explains Itself

=> Patents Roundup: Trolls Dominate Litigation, PTAB Crushes Patents, Patent Box Regime Persists, and OIN Explains Itself

08.25.16 Corporate Media in India Misrepresents Startups to Push for Software Patents

=> Corporate Media in India Misrepresents Startups to Push for Software Patents

08.26.16 Large Corporations’ Lobbyist David Kappos Disgraces Former Employer USPTO by Meddling in Their Affairs on Software Patents, Downplaying the Supreme Court

=> Large Corporations’ Lobbyist David Kappos Disgraces Former Employer USPTO by Meddling in Their Affairs on Software Patents, Downplaying the Supreme Court

09.01.16 British Telecom (BT) is Still a Patent Bully: Next Target is Yet Another GNU/Linux Supporter

=> British Telecom (BT) is Still a Patent Bully: Next Target is Yet Another GNU/Linux Supporter

09.02.16 The Corrupting Influence of Money in the Linux Foundation (Bias for Sale)

=> The Corrupting Influence of Money in the Linux Foundation (Bias for Sale)

09.04.16 Death of Software Patents Almost Everywhere Except the Eastern District of Texas

=> Death of Software Patents Almost Everywhere Except the Eastern District of Texas

09.05.16 Patent System in the US Must Revert Back to Original Goals or Lose Credibility

=> Patent System in the US Must Revert Back to Original Goals or Lose Credibility

09.11.16 The Patent Microcosm is Losing the Fight Over Software Patenting and Now It Plays Dirty

=> The Patent Microcosm is Losing the Fight Over Software Patenting and Now It Plays Dirty

09.14.16 As Expected, Misleading Coverage Regarding Software Patents in the Wake of McRO v Bandai Namco

=> As Expected, Misleading Coverage Regarding Software Patents in the Wake of McRO v Bandai Namco

09.18.16 After McRO v Namco Case (at CAFC) the Patent Microcosm Works Overtime to Produce Pro-Software Patents Propaganda, Smear the Supreme Court

=> After McRO v Namco Case (at CAFC) the Patent Microcosm Works Overtime to Produce Pro-Software Patents Propaganda, Smear the Supreme Court

09.22.16 Patent Law Firms, David Kappos, and IAM ‘Magazine’ Still Shelter Software Patents by Cherry-Picking and Lobbying

=> Patent Law Firms, David Kappos, and IAM ‘Magazine’ Still Shelter Software Patents by Cherry-Picking and Lobbying

09.27.16 Beware the Patent Law Firms Insinuating That Software Patents Are Back Because of McRO

=> Beware the Patent Law Firms Insinuating That Software Patents Are Back Because of McRO

10.10.16 Towards the End of Software Patents in the United States

=> Towards the End of Software Patents in the United States

10.12.16 Software Patents Are Going Away and Their Proponents Fight Back Harder Than Before

=> Software Patents Are Going Away and Their Proponents Fight Back Harder Than Before

10.25.16 Tata/TCS is Still Pushing for Software Patents in India

=> Tata/TCS is Still Pushing for Software Patents in India

10.29.16 Indian Press Continues to Print Utter Lies About Software Patents and India’s Interests

=> Indian Press Continues to Print Utter Lies About Software Patents and India’s Interests

10.31.16 The Insane World of Patent Maximalism and Professor Joshua Pearce’s Case for Weakening Patent Rights

=> The Insane World of Patent Maximalism and Professor Joshua Pearce’s Case for Weakening Patent Rights

11.07.16 Where the Sun Rises (Far East) and Software Patents Emanate (US) Come the Patent Trolls

=> Where the Sun Rises (Far East) and Software Patents Emanate (US) Come the Patent Trolls

11.13.16 IAM’s Interest in Patent Trolls Going Global, Capitalising on Declining Patent Quality

=> IAM’s Interest in Patent Trolls Going Global, Capitalising on Declining Patent Quality

11.15.16 Correcting Bias in Patent Law Firms’ Articles About Software Patents, Advice to Small Businesses, and Letting Machines Generate Patents

=> Correcting Bias in Patent Law Firms’ Articles About Software Patents, Advice to Small Businesses, and Letting Machines Generate Patents

11.22.16 Microsoft Loves Linux Patent Tax

=> Microsoft Loves Linux Patent Tax

11.27.16 Director Lee’s USPTO Managed to Drain the Swamp Filled by David Kappos and His Colleagues, But Trump Will Likely Dismiss Her Soon

=> Director Lee’s USPTO Managed to Drain the Swamp Filled by David Kappos and His Colleagues, But Trump Will Likely Dismiss Her Soon

12.04.16 Software Patents Continue Their Invalidation Process, But Patent Law Firms Try to Deny This in Order to Attract Misinformed (or Poorly-Informed) Clients

=> Software Patents Continue Their Invalidation Process, But Patent Law Firms Try to Deny This in Order to Attract Misinformed (or Poorly-Informed) Clients

12.14.16 Institutional Corruption Like ‘Pay to Play’ Still Drives/Steers US Patent Law, Courtesy of Large Corporations and Their Lobbyists

=> Institutional Corruption Like ‘Pay to Play’ Still Drives/Steers US Patent Law, Courtesy of Large Corporations and Their Lobbyists

12.14.16 Tough Time for Patent Trolls, Only About 1 in 5 Patent Cases Won in the United States

=> Tough Time for Patent Trolls, Only About 1 in 5 Patent Cases Won in the United States

12.18.16 The USPTO Helps Large Businesses Crush Small Businesses

=> The USPTO Helps Large Businesses Crush Small Businesses

12.19.16 Software Patents in the US: The Patent Office Gives Blank Checks (Let the Courts Worry About Examination!) and the Patent Microcosm Tries to Undermine Alice, Still

=> Software Patents in the US: The Patent Office Gives Blank Checks (Let the Courts Worry About Examination!) and the Patent Microcosm Tries to Undermine Alice, Still

12.21.16 “China” is to Watchtroll (and the Bucket of Patent Maximalists) What “Russia” is to Clinton and DNC

=> “China” is to Watchtroll (and the Bucket of Patent Maximalists) What “Russia” is to Clinton and DNC

12.22.16 Blockchain and Bitcoin Patents Help Demonstrate How Software Patents Get Used by Giants to Crush Emerging Technologies (‘Threats’)

=> Blockchain and Bitcoin Patents Help Demonstrate How Software Patents Get Used by Giants to Crush Emerging Technologies (‘Threats’)

01.03.17 Financial Giants Will Attempt to Dominate or Control Bitcoin, Blockchain and Other Disruptive Free Software Using Software Patents

=> Financial Giants Will Attempt to Dominate or Control Bitcoin, Blockchain and Other Disruptive Free Software Using Software Patents

01.05.17 Watchtroll a Fake News Site in Lobbying Mode and Attack Mode Against Those Who Don’t Agree (Even PTAB and Judges)

=> Watchtroll a Fake News Site in Lobbying Mode and Attack Mode Against Those Who Don’t Agree (Even PTAB and Judges)

01.06.17 India Keeps Rejecting Software Patents in Spite of Pressure From Large Foreign Multinationals

=> India Keeps Rejecting Software Patents in Spite of Pressure From Large Foreign Multinationals

01.11.17 Patent Quality in the United States Can Only be Assessed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Courts

=> Patent Quality in the United States Can Only be Assessed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Courts

01.15.17 Number of New Patent Cases in the US Fell 25% Last Year, Thanks in Part to the Demise of Software Patent Trolls

=> Number of New Patent Cases in the US Fell 25% Last Year, Thanks in Part to the Demise of Software Patent Trolls

01.16.17 Independent and Untainted Web Sites About Patents Are Still Few and Rare

=> Independent and Untainted Web Sites About Patents Are Still Few and Rare

01.20.17 In an Age of Necessary Patent Reform and Permanent Uncertainty for Software Patents the Patent Microcosm Looks for Workarounds and Spin

=> In an Age of Necessary Patent Reform and Permanent Uncertainty for Software Patents the Patent Microcosm Looks for Workarounds and Spin

01.24.17 The Ugly Face of Watchtroll: Attacking the Director of the US Patent Office, Calling on Trump to Sack Her

=> The Ugly Face of Watchtroll: Attacking the Director of the US Patent Office, Calling on Trump to Sack Her

02.05.17 Rapid Collapse of Patent Aggressors’ Patent Strategy: Creative, Microsoft, RPX, LinkedIn, and Fitbit

=> Rapid Collapse of Patent Aggressors’ Patent Strategy: Creative, Microsoft, RPX, LinkedIn, and Fitbit

02.05.17 Software Patents Are Dying, But ‘Cloudwashing’ of Patents Lets Some Slip in and Marks & Clerk Offers Bad Advice

=> Software Patents Are Dying, But ‘Cloudwashing’ of Patents Lets Some Slip in and Marks & Clerk Offers Bad Advice

02.07.17 The Debate About Software Patents Grew Increasingly Dishonest, Front Groups AIPLA, PhRMA and ABA Try to Restore Them

=> The Debate About Software Patents Grew Increasingly Dishonest, Front Groups AIPLA, PhRMA and ABA Try to Restore Them

02.07.17 Patent Trolls Update: IPVALUE, Cypress, OIN, Open Patents, Blackbird, CATO and So-called ‘Efficient Infringement’

=> Patent Trolls Update: IPVALUE, Cypress, OIN, Open Patents, Blackbird, CATO and So-called ‘Efficient Infringement’

02.13.17 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board Breaks Its All-Time Records, Revealing Continued Improvement of Patent Quality

=> The Patent Trial and Appeal Board Breaks Its All-Time Records, Revealing Continued Improvement of Patent Quality

02.15.17 Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) is a Lobby Group for Software Patents and Patent Maximalism

=> Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) is a Lobby Group for Software Patents and Patent Maximalism

02.26.17 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is Utilised in Fixing the US Patent System and the Patent Microcosm Loses Its Mind

=> The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is Utilised in Fixing the US Patent System and the Patent Microcosm Loses Its Mind

02.27.17 Patent Trolls on Their Way Out in the United States and Their Way Into China, No Thanks to the Open Invention Network (OIN)

=> Patent Trolls on Their Way Out in the United States and Their Way Into China, No Thanks to the Open Invention Network (OIN)

02.28.17 IAM Just Can’t Stop Pushing for Software Patents in India

=> IAM Just Can’t Stop Pushing for Software Patents in India

03.02.17 China Adopts Software Patents and IAM ‘Magazine’ (Lobbyists) Continues to Shame India Into It

=> China Adopts Software Patents and IAM ‘Magazine’ (Lobbyists) Continues to Shame India Into It

03.04.17 Using “China!” and Distortion of Data From Lex Machina, the Litigation Lobby Promotes Software Patents

=> Using “China!” and Distortion of Data From Lex Machina, the Litigation Lobby Promotes Software Patents

03.11.17 Higher Patent Quality Guarded Even Under the Trump Administration While the EPO Goes the Other Way

=> Higher Patent Quality Guarded Even Under the Trump Administration While the EPO Goes the Other Way

03.13.17 What Appears Like News Sites or Blogs About Patents and ‘IP’ Got Polluted by Lobbying That Peddles Corporate Agenda

=> What Appears Like News Sites or Blogs About Patents and ‘IP’ Got Polluted by Lobbying That Peddles Corporate Agenda

03.20.17 Battistelli’s EPO Copies China — Not the US — When it Comes to Patenting Software and Expanding Patent Scope

=> Battistelli’s EPO Copies China — Not the US — When it Comes to Patenting Software and Expanding Patent Scope

04.06.17 LexOrbis is Wrong About Software Patents

=> LexOrbis is Wrong About Software Patents

04.06.17 OSDL, OIN, Linux Foundation, PAX and the Likes of Them Dodge the Real Problem, Which is Software Patents

=> OSDL, OIN, Linux Foundation, PAX and the Likes of Them Dodge the Real Problem, Which is Software Patents

04.11.17 Demand/Petitions for Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Now at an All-Time High, Demonstrating Its Growing Necessity in the United States

=> Demand/Petitions for Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Now at an All-Time High, Demonstrating Its Growing Necessity in the United States

04.11.17 PAX Means Peace, But It’s Making Peace With Software Patents Rather Than Destroy Them

=> PAX Means Peace, But It’s Making Peace With Software Patents Rather Than Destroy Them

04.13.17 USPTO Director Michelle Lee is Already Reducing Litigation and Saving Lives

=> USPTO Director Michelle Lee is Already Reducing Litigation and Saving Lives

04.14.17 The Gradual Fall If Not Sudden Collapse of Patent Trolls Associated With Microsoft

=> The Gradual Fall If Not Sudden Collapse of Patent Trolls Associated With Microsoft

04.16.17 An Australian Patent Troll, Global Equity Management (SA) Pty Ltd (GEMSA), is a Bully Not Just in the Patent Sense, Explains the EFF

=> An Australian Patent Troll, Global Equity Management (SA) Pty Ltd (GEMSA), is a Bully Not Just in the Patent Sense, Explains the EFF

04.16.17 Alice Decision and PTAB Are Both Constantly Under Attack From the Patent Microcosm and Its Lobbyists

=> Alice Decision and PTAB Are Both Constantly Under Attack From the Patent Microcosm and Its Lobbyists

04.21.17 In Spite of Lobbying and Endless Attempts by the Patent Microcosm, US Supreme Court Won’t Consider Any Software Patent Cases Anymore (in the Foreseeable Future)

=> In Spite of Lobbying and Endless Attempts by the Patent Microcosm, US Supreme Court Won’t Consider Any Software Patent Cases Anymore (in the Foreseeable Future)

04.30.17 Alice">High Courts in the United States Still Neither Grappling/Interfering With PTAB Nor Overturning Alice

=> Alice">High Courts in the United States Still Neither Grappling/Interfering With PTAB Nor Overturning Alice

05.02.17 The Patent Microcosm and Its Ludicrous New Narrative/Tale That Patent Reform is a Plot of Large Corporations

=> The Patent Microcosm and Its Ludicrous New Narrative/Tale That Patent Reform is a Plot of Large Corporations

05.07.17 The Patent Microcosm’s Failed Push for Software Patents Resurgence in the US and Similar Attempts in India and China

=> The Patent Microcosm’s Failed Push for Software Patents Resurgence in the US and Similar Attempts in India and China

05.14.17 OIN is Still a Distraction Unless We Want GNU/Linux to Coexist With Software Patents (Rather Than Eliminate Those)

=> OIN is Still a Distraction Unless We Want GNU/Linux to Coexist With Software Patents (Rather Than Eliminate Those)

05.14.17 3 Years After the Alice Case at the Supreme Court the Plague of Software Patents is Easier to Cope With

=> 3 Years After the Alice Case at the Supreme Court the Plague of Software Patents is Easier to Cope With

05.18.17 Patent Laws — and Especially Eligibility of Software Patents — Are Being Hijacked by Large Corporations and Their Front Groups

=> Patent Laws — and Especially Eligibility of Software Patents — Are Being Hijacked by Large Corporations and Their Front Groups

06.25.17 The US Patent Office (USPTO) Should Now be Headed by Drew Hirshfeld, a Patent Examiner Who Rose to the Top, Not a Lawyer Like Joseph Matal

=> The US Patent Office (USPTO) Should Now be Headed by Drew Hirshfeld, a Patent Examiner Who Rose to the Top, Not a Lawyer Like Joseph Matal

06.25.17 As Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Ramps Up Its Campaign Against Software Patent Trolls the Patent Microcosm Attacks the Messenger (EFF)

=> As Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Ramps Up Its Campaign Against Software Patent Trolls the Patent Microcosm Attacks the Messenger (EFF)

07.02.17 Professor Pamela Samuelson Debunks the Concept of ‘IP’ by Separating Copyrights From Patents and Demonstrating That Copyrights Are Sufficient for Software

=> Professor Pamela Samuelson Debunks the Concept of ‘IP’ by Separating Copyrights From Patents and Demonstrating That Copyrights Are Sufficient for Software

07.02.17 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is Under Attack From the Patent Microcosm, Which Wants It Not to Exist Anymore

=> The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is Under Attack From the Patent Microcosm, Which Wants It Not to Exist Anymore

07.03.17 India Has No Software Patents “Per Se” Just Like Europe Has No Software Patents “As Such”

=> India Has No Software Patents “Per Se” Just Like Europe Has No Software Patents “As Such”

07.05.17 Cloud Trolls Are Clouding Their Software Patents in the “Cloud Computing” Buzzword

=> Cloud Trolls Are Clouding Their Software Patents in the “Cloud Computing” Buzzword

07.16.17 Those Who Endlessly Attacked Michelle Lee Now Attack Supporters of PTAB, Not Just PTAB

=> Those Who Endlessly Attacked Michelle Lee Now Attack Supporters of PTAB, Not Just PTAB

07.23.17 Alice/U.S.C. § 101 is a Done Deal, Meaning Software Patents Are Effectively Dead in the US

=> Alice/U.S.C. § 101 is a Done Deal, Meaning Software Patents Are Effectively Dead in the US

07.26.17 The Patent Microcosm Tries to Persuade the Headless USPTO to Crush Alice

=> The Patent Microcosm Tries to Persuade the Headless USPTO to Crush Alice

07.27.17 The USPTO Report on Section 101 is Somewhat Farcical as Input Comes From the Patent Microcosm, Not Producing Companies

=> The USPTO Report on Section 101 is Somewhat Farcical as Input Comes From the Patent Microcosm, Not Producing Companies

07.31.17 The War on CAFC, on Alice and on Patent Reform is Getting Ugly

=> The War on CAFC, on Alice and on Patent Reform is Getting Ugly

08.01.17 The Section 101 USPTO ‘Debate’ (for a ‘Report’) is a Bunch of Lawyers Debating Among Themselves, No Engineers/Scientists Involved

=> The Section 101 USPTO ‘Debate’ (for a ‘Report’) is a Bunch of Lawyers Debating Among Themselves, No Engineers/Scientists Involved

08.04.17 Software Patents Are Not Potent in Courts and Are Not Good for Marketing Purposes Either (They Cause Alienation)

=> Software Patents Are Not Potent in Courts and Are Not Good for Marketing Purposes Either (They Cause Alienation)

08.17.17 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board Squashes Many Software Patents (Abstract) and §101 Seems Safe From Lobbying by the Patent Microcosm

=> The Patent Trial and Appeal Board Squashes Many Software Patents (Abstract) and §101 Seems Safe From Lobbying by the Patent Microcosm

08.20.17 Litigation and Patenting Versus Research and Development

=> Litigation and Patenting Versus Research and Development

09.03.17 Canada Does Not Allow ‘Classic’ Software Patents, But There Are Loopholes

=> Canada Does Not Allow ‘Classic’ Software Patents, But There Are Loopholes

09.05.17 Dominion Harbor is an Internet Troll as Well as a Patent Troll

=> Dominion Harbor is an Internet Troll as Well as a Patent Troll

09.06.17 “Software Patents Are Evil,” But the Patent Microcosm Keeps Attacking the US Legal System for Disallowing These

=> “Software Patents Are Evil,” But the Patent Microcosm Keeps Attacking the US Legal System for Disallowing These

09.12.17 Patent Maximalism Duo: Watchtroll and Patently-O Now Conjoined and Mutually Referencing One Another

=> Patent Maximalism Duo: Watchtroll and Patently-O Now Conjoined and Mutually Referencing One Another

09.17.17 Amazon and Google Have Both Become Part of the Software Patents Problem

=> Amazon and Google Have Both Become Part of the Software Patents Problem

09.17.17 Microsoft is Promoting Software Patents in India in Another Effort to Undermine Free/Open Source Software, Microsoft-Connected Trolls Are Still Suing

=> Microsoft is Promoting Software Patents in India in Another Effort to Undermine Free/Open Source Software, Microsoft-Connected Trolls Are Still Suing

09.22.17 Intellectual Ventures, GNU/Linux/Android/FOSS Patents, and the Ascent of European Patent Trolls

=> Intellectual Ventures, GNU/Linux/Android/FOSS Patents, and the Ascent of European Patent Trolls

09.24.17 Fake News About Software Patents in the United States

=> Fake News About Software Patents in the United States

09.26.17 Microsoft Brings Its GNU/Linux-Hostile Patent Scheme to China

=> Microsoft Brings Its GNU/Linux-Hostile Patent Scheme to China

10.08.17 Microsoft Lobbying, the EPO, and Software Patents Disguised as ‘Internet of Things’

=> Microsoft Lobbying, the EPO, and Software Patents Disguised as ‘Internet of Things’

10.15.17 Tim Heberden From the Glasshouse Advisory is Throwing Stones in a Glasshouse to Create Patent Litigation

=> Tim Heberden From the Glasshouse Advisory is Throwing Stones in a Glasshouse to Create Patent Litigation

10.15.17 Software Patents and Patent Trolls Not a Solved Issue, But the US is Getting There

=> Software Patents and Patent Trolls Not a Solved Issue, But the US is Getting There

10.21.17 In the United States, the Patent ‘Industry’ is a Dying Breed and China Adopts This Destructive Force

=> In the United States, the Patent ‘Industry’ is a Dying Breed and China Adopts This Destructive Force

10.29.17 Large US Companies Continue to Stockpile Patents, But US Courts Have Learned to Repel Patent Maximalism

=> Large US Companies Continue to Stockpile Patents, But US Courts Have Learned to Repel Patent Maximalism

10.29.17 AIPLA, Watchtroll (the Trolls’ Lobby) and Other Pressure Groups Are Still Trying to Eliminate/Weaken PTAB and Section 101

=> AIPLA, Watchtroll (the Trolls’ Lobby) and Other Pressure Groups Are Still Trying to Eliminate/Weaken PTAB and Section 101

11.07.17 Broader Acceptance in the United States That Software Patents Are Worthless, But Element Data Has Just Paid for Some

=> Broader Acceptance in the United States That Software Patents Are Worthless, But Element Data Has Just Paid for Some

11.13.17 Microsoft: Sheltering Oneself From Patent Litigation While Passing Patents for Trolls to Attack GNU/Linux

=> Microsoft: Sheltering Oneself From Patent Litigation While Passing Patents for Trolls to Attack GNU/Linux

11.14.17 Decline of Skills Level of Staff Like Examiners and Impartiality (Independence) of Judges at the EPO Should Cause Concern, Alarm

=> Decline of Skills Level of Staff Like Examiners and Impartiality (Independence) of Judges at the EPO Should Cause Concern, Alarm

11.19.17 The Lobbyists Are Trying to Subvert US Law in Favour of Patent Predators

=> The Lobbyists Are Trying to Subvert US Law in Favour of Patent Predators

12.20.17 Notorious Patent Troll, Erich Spangenberg, Has a New Target

=> Notorious Patent Troll, Erich Spangenberg, Has a New Target

12.31.17 Michael Frakes and Melissa Wasserman Complain About Low Patent Quality While Watchtroll Lobbies to Lower It Further

=> Michael Frakes and Melissa Wasserman Complain About Low Patent Quality While Watchtroll Lobbies to Lower It Further

01.08.18 The Patent Microcosm is Setting Up a Huge Number of Anti-§ 101 Events in an Effort to Thwart Alice and Promote Software Patents

=> The Patent Microcosm is Setting Up a Huge Number of Anti-§ 101 Events in an Effort to Thwart Alice and Promote Software Patents

01.13.18 Patent Troll Finjan Manages to Defend a Patent (on Appeal) and the Trolls’ Lobby is Loving It

=> Patent Troll Finjan Manages to Defend a Patent (on Appeal) and the Trolls’ Lobby is Loving It

01.16.18 Patent Trolls (Euphemised as “Public IP Companies”) Are Dying in the United States, But the Trouble Isn’t Over

=> Patent Trolls (Euphemised as “Public IP Companies”) Are Dying in the United States, But the Trouble Isn’t Over

01.20.18 Blockchain Patents Are a Catastrophe in the Making as Trolls and Aggressors Accumulate Them

=> Blockchain Patents Are a Catastrophe in the Making as Trolls and Aggressors Accumulate Them

01.21.18 Software Patents Are Still Dropping Like Flies in 2018, Thanks to Alice v CLS Bank (SCOTUS, 2014) and Section 101 (USPTO)

=> Software Patents Are Still Dropping Like Flies in 2018, Thanks to Alice v CLS Bank (SCOTUS, 2014) and Section 101 (USPTO)

01.21.18 Unified Patents Says That RPX, Which Might Soon be Owned by Patent Trolls, Paid Patent Trolls Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

=> Unified Patents Says That RPX, Which Might Soon be Owned by Patent Trolls, Paid Patent Trolls Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

01.28.18 Counting Patents is Not Measuring Innovation and Checking Patents is Often Assessing Vapourware

=> Counting Patents is Not Measuring Innovation and Checking Patents is Often Assessing Vapourware

02.01.18 Patent Sharks Hope to Regain Control of the US Patent System With Iancu Appointment Likely Just 4 Days Away

=> Patent Sharks Hope to Regain Control of the US Patent System With Iancu Appointment Likely Just 4 Days Away

02.09.18 To Understand the Protection Racket Look Not at Microsoft But at Patent Trolls Which It Sponsors

=> To Understand the Protection Racket Look Not at Microsoft But at Patent Trolls Which It Sponsors

02.11.18 Some § 101 Cases That the Patent ‘Industry’ Would Rather Not Talk (Much) About

=> Some § 101 Cases That the Patent ‘Industry’ Would Rather Not Talk (Much) About

02.11.18 The Patent Trolls’ Lobby, IAM, Does Puff Pieces for GE’s Patent Litigation Arm (Soon to Keynote IAM Event)

=> The Patent Trolls’ Lobby, IAM, Does Puff Pieces for GE’s Patent Litigation Arm (Soon to Keynote IAM Event)

02.12.18 Denialists of Patent Trolls Are at It Again

=> Denialists of Patent Trolls Are at It Again

02.13.18 Microsoft-Connected Patent Trolls, Xerox, and Andrei Iancu

=> Microsoft-Connected Patent Trolls, Xerox, and Andrei Iancu

02.14.18 Andrei Iancu Begins His USPTO Career While Former USPTO Director (and Now Paid Lobbyist) Keeps Meddling in Office Affairs

=> Andrei Iancu Begins His USPTO Career While Former USPTO Director (and Now Paid Lobbyist) Keeps Meddling in Office Affairs

02.20.18 Replacing Patent Sharks/Trolls and the Patent Mafia With ‘Icons’ Like Thomas Edison

=> Replacing Patent Sharks/Trolls and the Patent Mafia With ‘Icons’ Like Thomas Edison

02.25.18 As Japan Moves Towards Reducing Patent Lawsuits and Curbing SEP Abuse Will the United States Follow Suit?

=> As Japan Moves Towards Reducing Patent Lawsuits and Curbing SEP Abuse Will the United States Follow Suit?

02.26.18 Hype and Buzzwords Help Disguise Software Patents in the United States, But PTAB Discards Them Regardless

=> Hype and Buzzwords Help Disguise Software Patents in the United States, But PTAB Discards Them Regardless

03.01.18 The UPC is Dead, But Team UPC is Lying to British Politicians in an Effort to Trick Them

=> The UPC is Dead, But Team UPC is Lying to British Politicians in an Effort to Trick Them

03.05.18 In Spite of Attempts to Water Down 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Stop PTAB, Software Patents Keep Sinking in the United States

=> In Spite of Attempts to Water Down 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Stop PTAB, Software Patents Keep Sinking in the United States

03.10.18 Watchtroll is Back to Attacking Judges of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Because It Can’t Tolerate Justice

=> Watchtroll is Back to Attacking Judges of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Because It Can’t Tolerate Justice

03.19.18 Patent Maximalists Keep Coming Up With New Terms and Buzzwords to Bypass the Practical Ban on Software Patents

=> Patent Maximalists Keep Coming Up With New Terms and Buzzwords to Bypass the Practical Ban on Software Patents

03.22.18 Aggressive New Activities of Microsoft-Connected Patent Trolls: Finjan, Intellectual Ventures, and Dominion Harbor

=> Aggressive New Activities of Microsoft-Connected Patent Trolls: Finjan, Intellectual Ventures, and Dominion Harbor

03.26.18 On Media Hype, Software Patents, and 35 U.S.C. § 101 Which Annuls Both

=> On Media Hype, Software Patents, and 35 U.S.C. § 101 Which Annuls Both

03.27.18 More Litigation Ventures of Intellectual Ventures (Microsoft’s Patent Troll) Stopped by Unified Patents

=> More Litigation Ventures of Intellectual Ventures (Microsoft’s Patent Troll) Stopped by Unified Patents

04.01.18 Patents Roundup: Abject Lack of Proper Patent Justice and Updates From Microsoft’s Patent Trolls and Patent Strategist

=> Patents Roundup: Abject Lack of Proper Patent Justice and Updates From Microsoft’s Patent Trolls and Patent Strategist

04.09.18 Hype Waves Exploited by the Software Patents Lobby: Blockchain, Autonomous Driving, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Wearables

=> Hype Waves Exploited by the Software Patents Lobby: Blockchain, Autonomous Driving, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Wearables

04.09.18 PTAB and the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Still Rejecting and Removing Dubious Patents

=> PTAB and the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Still Rejecting and Removing Dubious Patents

04.09.18 In Just a Few Years China Became the Eastern District of Texas

=> In Just a Few Years China Became the Eastern District of Texas

04.12.18 The USPTO Has a Nepotism and Lobbying Problem That Jeopardises the Rationality of US Patent Law

=> The USPTO Has a Nepotism and Lobbying Problem That Jeopardises the Rationality of US Patent Law

04.14.18 The ‘Blockchaining’ of Software Patents (to Dodge the Rules/Guidelines) Now Coming to Europe

=> The ‘Blockchaining’ of Software Patents (to Dodge the Rules/Guidelines) Now Coming to Europe

04.21.18 As USPTO Director, Andrei Iancu Gives Three Months for Public Comments on 35 U.S.C. § 101 (Software Patenting Impacted)

=> As USPTO Director, Andrei Iancu Gives Three Months for Public Comments on 35 U.S.C. § 101 (Software Patenting Impacted)

04.23.18 Patent Trolls Watch: Red River Innovations, Bradium Technologies/General Patent, and Wordlogic

=> Patent Trolls Watch: Red River Innovations, Bradium Technologies/General Patent, and Wordlogic

04.24.18 Quick Mention: As Expected, the US Supreme Court Cements PTAB’s Role With Trump-Appointed Gorsuch Dissenting

=> Quick Mention: As Expected, the US Supreme Court Cements PTAB’s Role With Trump-Appointed Gorsuch Dissenting

04.28.18 New Zealand and India, Two Nations That Reject Software Patents, Are Still Besieged by Patent Law Firms

=> New Zealand and India, Two Nations That Reject Software Patents, Are Still Besieged by Patent Law Firms

04.28.18 Patent Trolls Roundup: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), Microsoft Trolls, and the Eastern District of Texas

=> Patent Trolls Roundup: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), Microsoft Trolls, and the Eastern District of Texas

05.02.18 How the Patent Microcosm and Patent Extremists Cover Oil States More Than a Week Later

=> How the Patent Microcosm and Patent Extremists Cover Oil States More Than a Week Later

05.05.18 Microsoft/Intellectual Ventures: Still Pairing to Tax the Entire World With Patent Lawsuits and Extortion

=> Microsoft/Intellectual Ventures: Still Pairing to Tax the Entire World With Patent Lawsuits and Extortion

05.13.18 The Evil, Truly ‘Evil’ Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Courts Have the Audacity to Verify/Disprove Patent Validity

=> The Evil, Truly ‘Evil’ Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Courts Have the Audacity to Verify/Disprove Patent Validity

05.13.18 Software Patents in the United States: It’s a Lot More Difficult, But Patent Examiners Must Watch Out for Buzzwords and Hype/Marketing

=> Software Patents in the United States: It’s a Lot More Difficult, But Patent Examiners Must Watch Out for Buzzwords and Hype/Marketing

05.13.18 Alice/Section 101 is Fine Because Copyrights Already Cover Software and Patents Are Inadequate for Code

=> Alice/Section 101 is Fine Because Copyrights Already Cover Software and Patents Are Inadequate for Code

05.14.18 It Doesn’t Take a Genius to See That Microsoft Still Attacks GNU/Linux With Patents to Make Billions of Dollars in ‘Protection’ Money

=> It Doesn’t Take a Genius to See That Microsoft Still Attacks GNU/Linux With Patents to Make Billions of Dollars in ‘Protection’ Money

05.15.18 A Google-Centric and Google-Led Patent Pool Won’t Protect GNU/Linux But Merely ‘Normalise’ Software Patents

=> A Google-Centric and Google-Led Patent Pool Won’t Protect GNU/Linux But Merely ‘Normalise’ Software Patents

05.19.18 A Year After TC Heartland the Patent Microcosm is Trying to ‘Dilute’ This Supreme Court’s Decision or Work Around It

=> A Year After TC Heartland the Patent Microcosm is Trying to ‘Dilute’ This Supreme Court’s Decision or Work Around It

05.31.18 The Open Invention Network (OIN) is Becoming an Even Greater Part of the Problem, Embracing Software Patents Through Hype

=> The Open Invention Network (OIN) is Becoming an Even Greater Part of the Problem, Embracing Software Patents Through Hype

05.31.18 Software Patents Are a Dying Breed of Patents Except in China (and Maybe EPO)

=> Software Patents Are a Dying Breed of Patents Except in China (and Maybe EPO)

05.31.18 The EPO is Demolishing European Law With Terms Like ICT, CII, AI, and 4IR

=> The EPO is Demolishing European Law With Terms Like ICT, CII, AI, and 4IR

06.03.18 Watchtroll Continues to Attack Officials Who Favour Technology Over Law Firms and This Time Zoe Lofgren is the Target

=> Watchtroll Continues to Attack Officials Who Favour Technology Over Law Firms and This Time Zoe Lofgren is the Target

06.10.18 Deception on § 101/Alice Continues, Courtesy of Firms That Are Making Money From Worthless (Bunk) Software Patents

=> Deception on § 101/Alice Continues, Courtesy of Firms That Are Making Money From Worthless (Bunk) Software Patents

06.11.18 Post-AIA, Post-Alice/§ 101 USPTO Still Granting Software Patents in Defiance of the (Case)Law

=> Post-AIA, Post-Alice/§ 101 USPTO Still Granting Software Patents in Defiance of the (Case)Law

06.12.18 The EPO’s ‘Expert’ Georg Weber is Still Advocating Software Patents in Europe (But He Disguises Them Using Buzzwords)

=> The EPO’s ‘Expert’ Georg Weber is Still Advocating Software Patents in Europe (But He Disguises Them Using Buzzwords)

06.14.18 Google Gets Told Off — Even by the Typically Supportive EFF and TechDirt — Over Patenting of Software

=> Google Gets Told Off — Even by the Typically Supportive EFF and TechDirt — Over Patenting of Software

06.17.18 Microsoft is Still ‘Cybermobbing’ Its Competition Using Patent Trolls Such as Finjan

=> Microsoft is Still ‘Cybermobbing’ Its Competition Using Patent Trolls Such as Finjan

06.18.18 Orrin Hatch, Sponsored the Most by the Pharmaceutical Industry, Tries to Make Its Patents Immune From Scrutiny (PTAB)

=> Orrin Hatch, Sponsored the Most by the Pharmaceutical Industry, Tries to Make Its Patents Immune From Scrutiny (PTAB)

06.24.18 Stronger Patents or None at All: How the Greed of Patent Law Firms and the Patent Office Contributes to Bogus Software Patents Being Amassed

=> Stronger Patents or None at All: How the Greed of Patent Law Firms and the Patent Office Contributes to Bogus Software Patents Being Amassed

06.26.18 Number of US Patent Lawsuits Was More Than 50% Higher Half a Decade Ago

=> Number of US Patent Lawsuits Was More Than 50% Higher Half a Decade Ago

06.28.18 US Patent Number 10,000,000 May be a Bogus One, as Per Alice/Section 101

=> US Patent Number 10,000,000 May be a Bogus One, as Per Alice/Section 101

07.02.18 Buzzwords and Hyped-Up Patent Cases (Like Berkheimer) Are Still Being Exploited to Promote Software Patents

=> Buzzwords and Hyped-Up Patent Cases (Like Berkheimer) Are Still Being Exploited to Promote Software Patents

07.02.18 The Corporate Media Continues to Promote Software Patents Which Are Clearly and Demonstrably Next to Worthless (Only the Lawyers Benefit)

=> The Corporate Media Continues to Promote Software Patents Which Are Clearly and Demonstrably Next to Worthless (Only the Lawyers Benefit)

07.04.18 Microsoft’s Patent Troll Blackmails Yet Another Microsoft Rival and Continues to Engage in Shakedown Tactics

=> Microsoft’s Patent Troll Blackmails Yet Another Microsoft Rival and Continues to Engage in Shakedown Tactics

07.08.18 Apple Has Far More to Lose Than to Gain From Patent Maximalism; Apple Needs to Fight for Patent Sanity

=> Apple Has Far More to Lose Than to Gain From Patent Maximalism; Apple Needs to Fight for Patent Sanity

07.12.18 Thomas Massie and Marcy Kaptur Are Promoting the Interests of Patent Trolls and Patent Lawyers While Calling That “Innovation”

=> Thomas Massie and Marcy Kaptur Are Promoting the Interests of Patent Trolls and Patent Lawyers While Calling That “Innovation”

07.15.18 BT and Sonos Are Still Patent Bullies, Seeing Patents as a Backup Plan

=> BT and Sonos Are Still Patent Bullies, Seeing Patents as a Backup Plan

07.15.18 ‘Blockchain’, ‘Cloud’ and Whatever Else Gets Exploited to Work Around 35 U.S.C. § 101 (or the EPC) and Patent Algorithms/Software

=> ‘Blockchain’, ‘Cloud’ and Whatever Else Gets Exploited to Work Around 35 U.S.C. § 101 (or the EPC) and Patent Algorithms/Software

07.18.18 IAM is Pushing SEPs/FRAND Agenda for Patent Trolls and Monopolists That Fund IAM

=> IAM is Pushing SEPs/FRAND Agenda for Patent Trolls and Monopolists That Fund IAM

07.21.18 Openet Has Been Intimidated by Amdocs Using Another Patent Infringement Lawsuit

=> Openet Has Been Intimidated by Amdocs Using Another Patent Infringement Lawsuit

07.21.18 The EPO (European Patent Office) Under António Campinos is Just Another Battistelli EPO; Still UPC and Software Patents Lobbying

=> The EPO (European Patent Office) Under António Campinos is Just Another Battistelli EPO; Still UPC and Software Patents Lobbying

07.24.18 Watchtroll Reaffirms Its Hatred of Science and Technology, Continues to Attack the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)

=> Watchtroll Reaffirms Its Hatred of Science and Technology, Continues to Attack the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)

08.05.18 The Post-TC Heartland East Texas Conundrum and the Oddity of Trials by People Who Don’t Understand the Pertinent Patents

=> The Post-TC Heartland East Texas Conundrum and the Oddity of Trials by People Who Don’t Understand the Pertinent Patents

08.05.18 Ericsson’s Wi-Fi Patent Thicket and Patent Trolls Like Sisvel Harm the Smallest Players in the Market

=> Ericsson’s Wi-Fi Patent Thicket and Patent Trolls Like Sisvel Harm the Smallest Players in the Market

08.07.18 Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Precedents Might Make District Courts (Outside Texas) More Sceptical of Patents

=> Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Precedents Might Make District Courts (Outside Texas) More Sceptical of Patents

08.08.18 Patent Maximalists — Not Reformers — Are the Biggest Threat to the Viability of the Patent System and Innovation

=> Patent Maximalists — Not Reformers — Are the Biggest Threat to the Viability of the Patent System and Innovation

08.13.18 PTAB is Loathed by Patent Maximalists Because It Can Potentially Invalidate Thousands of Software Patents (More Than Courts Can Handle)

=> PTAB is Loathed by Patent Maximalists Because It Can Potentially Invalidate Thousands of Software Patents (More Than Courts Can Handle)

08.15.18 Open Invention Network (OIN) Member Companies Need to Become Unanimous in Opposition to Software Patents

=> Open Invention Network (OIN) Member Companies Need to Become Unanimous in Opposition to Software Patents

08.28.18 Instead of Stopping Software Patent Grants the USPTO Actively ‘Advertises’ Such Patents, e.g. Patents on Cryptocurrencies

=> Instead of Stopping Software Patent Grants the USPTO Actively ‘Advertises’ Such Patents, e.g. Patents on Cryptocurrencies

09.07.18 IAM Media Engages in Trademark Violations While Trying to Misrepresent Free/Open Source Software in Relation to Software Patents

=> IAM Media Engages in Trademark Violations While Trying to Misrepresent Free/Open Source Software in Relation to Software Patents

09.09.18 Renaming Patents on Algorithms to Make Them Look and Sound Less Abstract Than They Really Are

=> Renaming Patents on Algorithms to Make Them Look and Sound Less Abstract Than They Really Are

09.13.18 Now We Have Patents on Rooms. Yes, Rooms!

=> Now We Have Patents on Rooms. Yes, Rooms!

09.23.18 Open Invention Network is Rendered Obsolete in the Wake of Alice and It’s Not Even Useful in Combating Microsoft’s Patent Trolls

=> Open Invention Network is Rendered Obsolete in the Wake of Alice and It’s Not Even Useful in Combating Microsoft’s Patent Trolls

09.30.18 Corporate Media Exploits Blockchain Hype to Promote Software Patents Painted as ‘Blockchains’

=> Corporate Media Exploits Blockchain Hype to Promote Software Patents Painted as ‘Blockchains’

10.01.18 The USPTO is Hopeless, Unlike Patent Courts That Have Become the Target of Ridicule by the Patent ‘Industry’

=> The USPTO is Hopeless, Unlike Patent Courts That Have Become the Target of Ridicule by the Patent ‘Industry’

10.03.18 Eric Swildens Squashes Bogus US Patent, Corporate Media’s Response Gives Room for Thought

=> Eric Swildens Squashes Bogus US Patent, Corporate Media’s Response Gives Room for Thought

10.04.18 Microsoft’s Patent Trolls Are Alive and Well, Seeding Destruction Among Microsoft’s Competition

=> Microsoft’s Patent Trolls Are Alive and Well, Seeding Destruction Among Microsoft’s Competition

10.07.18 The Era of Fake Patents (or Software Patents) is Upon Us

=> The Era of Fake Patents (or Software Patents) is Upon Us

10.10.18 Open Invention Network is a Proponent of Software Patents — Just Like Microsoft — and Microsoft Keeps Patents It Uses to Blackmail Linux Vendors

=> Open Invention Network is a Proponent of Software Patents — Just Like Microsoft — and Microsoft Keeps Patents It Uses to Blackmail Linux Vendors

10.17.18 Ask OIN How It Intends to Deal With Microsoft Proxies Such as Patent Trolls

=> Ask OIN How It Intends to Deal With Microsoft Proxies Such as Patent Trolls

10.21.18 More ‘Blockchain’ Nonsense in Pursuit of Bogus, Nonsensical Software Patents

=> More ‘Blockchain’ Nonsense in Pursuit of Bogus, Nonsensical Software Patents

10.21.18 MIT and the Prior Art Archive Perpetuate Existing Problems

=> MIT and the Prior Art Archive Perpetuate Existing Problems

10.30.18 Donald Trump’s Choice of Leadership for the USPTO Means That Invalid Patents Continue to be Granted Only for Law Firms to Profit

=> Donald Trump’s Choice of Leadership for the USPTO Means That Invalid Patents Continue to be Granted Only for Law Firms to Profit

11.05.18 Blockchain Hype Exploited by the EPO and by Patent Law Firms to Wrongly Assert Free/Libre Software Can Coexist With Software Patents

=> Blockchain Hype Exploited by the EPO and by Patent Law Firms to Wrongly Assert Free/Libre Software Can Coexist With Software Patents

11.07.18 US Litigation Office: Former Judge From the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Leaves the Office as Another Litigator Enters as New Deputy Director

=> US Litigation Office: Former Judge From the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Leaves the Office as Another Litigator Enters as New Deputy Director

11.09.18 With Patent Trolls Like Finjan and Blackbird Tech out There, Microsoft in OIN Does Not Mean Safety

=> With Patent Trolls Like Finjan and Blackbird Tech out There, Microsoft in OIN Does Not Mean Safety

11.15.18 Ignoring and Bashing Courts: Is This the Future of Patent Offices in the West?

=> Ignoring and Bashing Courts: Is This the Future of Patent Offices in the West?

12.01.18 EPO Management High-Fiving Patent Propaganda Sites Like ‘Managing IP’ While Granting Illegitimate Patents on Algorithms

=> EPO Management High-Fiving Patent Propaganda Sites Like ‘Managing IP’ While Granting Illegitimate Patents on Algorithms

12.02.18 35 U.S.C. § 101 Continues to Crush Software Patents and Even Microsoft Joins ‘the Fun’

=> 35 U.S.C. § 101 Continues to Crush Software Patents and Even Microsoft Joins ‘the Fun’

12.05.18 EPO, in Its Patent Trolls-Infested Forum, Admits It is Granting Bogus Software Patents Under the Guise of ‘Blockchain’

=> EPO, in Its Patent Trolls-Infested Forum, Admits It is Granting Bogus Software Patents Under the Guise of ‘Blockchain’

12.19.18 Software Patents Are Very Weak in the United States

=> Software Patents Are Very Weak in the United States

12.22.18 Patent Attorneys Still Insult Judges Because Their Clients, Notably Patent Trolls, Hate 35 U.S.C. § 101 (and Courts Are Correctly Applying It)

=> Patent Attorneys Still Insult Judges Because Their Clients, Notably Patent Trolls, Hate 35 U.S.C. § 101 (and Courts Are Correctly Applying It)

12.30.18 2019 in Techrights: New Datacentre, New Focus

=> 2019 in Techrights: New Datacentre, New Focus

01.06.19 Fighting ‘True Enemies’, Not One Another

=> Fighting ‘True Enemies’, Not One Another

01.17.19 US Patent Lawyers Will Need to Change Profession or End up Becoming Abundantly Redundant, Unemployed

=> US Patent Lawyers Will Need to Change Profession or End up Becoming Abundantly Redundant, Unemployed

01.27.19 From Attacking to Stealing

=> From Attacking to Stealing

01.27.19 Always Remember That Red Hat Also Considered Microsoft as a Buyer

=> Always Remember That Red Hat Also Considered Microsoft as a Buyer

01.29.19 The EPO Continues to Grant Software Patents Even Though Many European Patents Are Being Invalidated Already

=> The EPO Continues to Grant Software Patents Even Though Many European Patents Are Being Invalidated Already

02.01.19 Stupid Acquisition of the Month (or Year): Red Hat Selling Itself to the World’s Biggest Lobbying Power for Software Patents

=> Stupid Acquisition of the Month (or Year): Red Hat Selling Itself to the World’s Biggest Lobbying Power for Software Patents

02.14.19 “EPO Lawlessness Again”

=> “EPO Lawlessness Again”

02.17.19 Courts in Disagreement: Warning on Wrongly-Granted European Patents and the Looming Collapse of All Software Patents in Europe

=> Courts in Disagreement: Warning on Wrongly-Granted European Patents and the Looming Collapse of All Software Patents in Europe

03.01.19 Why Justin Simpson is Wrong About Software Patents

=> Why Justin Simpson is Wrong About Software Patents

03.02.19 Decades of ‘Stupid’ Software Patents, Tactlessly Granted by the USPTO, Have Caused a Flood of Invalidations and Now a ‘Section 101 Day’

=> Decades of ‘Stupid’ Software Patents, Tactlessly Granted by the USPTO, Have Caused a Flood of Invalidations and Now a ‘Section 101 Day’

03.04.19 Today’s Open Invention Network is Run by Former Patent Trolls, Connected to and Backed by Microsoft

=> Today’s Open Invention Network is Run by Former Patent Trolls, Connected to and Backed by Microsoft

03.08.19 Patent Law Firms Are Truly (and Visibly) Panicking Over the Demise of Software Patents

=> Patent Law Firms Are Truly (and Visibly) Panicking Over the Demise of Software Patents

03.22.19 Why the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) Cannot Ignore Judges, Whereas the EPO Can (and Does)

=> Why the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) Cannot Ignore Judges, Whereas the EPO Can (and Does)

03.26.19 The Linux Foundation is Not About Linux

=> The Linux Foundation is Not About Linux

04.01.19 Patent Trolls Destroy the European Economy Because EPO Gives Them Questionable Patents

=> Patent Trolls Destroy the European Economy Because EPO Gives Them Questionable Patents

04.03.19 The EPO Continues Granting Bogus Patents on Mathematics and Nature, But There’s Hope Over the Horizon

=> The EPO Continues Granting Bogus Patents on Mathematics and Nature, But There’s Hope Over the Horizon

04.14.19 ‘Poor’ (Multi-Millionaire) Novell CEO, Who Colluded With Steve Ballmer Against GNU/Linux, is Trying to Censor Techrights

=> ‘Poor’ (Multi-Millionaire) Novell CEO, Who Colluded With Steve Ballmer Against GNU/Linux, is Trying to Censor Techrights

04.16.19 GNU/Linux is Being Eaten Alive by Large Corporations With Their Agenda

=> GNU/Linux is Being Eaten Alive by Large Corporations With Their Agenda

04.18.19 “Mention the War” (of Microsoft Against GNU/Linux)

=> “Mention the War” (of Microsoft Against GNU/Linux)


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