What, exactly, is Microsoft’s Live Mesh and what do developers, customers and partners need to know about it? Here are 10 talking points I came up with, after chatting with some of the Softies involved in bringing Live Mesh to fruition.
Archive for April 22nd, 2008
Apr22
Doing the Microsoft patent math
Just over a year ago, Microsoft officials threw down the patent gauntlet, claiming free and open-source software violated 235 of its patents — but refused (and continue to refuse) to get more specific. Today, thanks to a post by my ZDNet blogging colleague Jason Perlow, there’s a new piece of patent info that should be of interest to those trying to keep score at home.
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