Open a source to organize OIN or buy Microsoft 22 Linux are patent

Beijing time dvd discovery is early on September 9 a message, according to foreign media coverage, zhou Er of personage of know the dog crates large breed inside story discloses, linux opens a source to organize the following abbreviation of Open Invention Network(" OIN " ) some multinomial and patent technologies are managed by Microsoft dog crates large before will buying this, with avoid Microsoft the likelihood sues source software to develop the venture of the manufacturer.

The member of OIN includes the company such as IBM and red cap, personage of know the inside story expresses, this organization will from the following abbreviation of Allied Security Trust(" AST " ) buy in the hand ever was held by Microsoft 22 some patent technologies. Media discloses, these patent are the technology of Linux respect, blame that holds in Microsoft by AST vendue is bought on the meeting. AST is an organization that forms by enterprise of much home science and technology, include HP, IBM and Verizon to wait, its are main the purpose is to grab technology of core intellectual property is bought before th the best selling dvd discoverye competitor, in order to avoid the patent issue that other just may instigate each. The spokesman of public relations company of OIN says, predicting OIN will announce the detail that more buys about patent as soon as possible.

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Microsoft comes from the competition of Linux respect in main suppress all the time, distributed trade secret to reach an agreement with what a lot of Linux reach relevant component. Microsoft tall canal ever expressed, linux encroached 235 patent technologies of Microsof dog stairs best buy t hold. Microsoft reachs patent to trade with each company before sue normally, but at the b dvd discovery 4 eginning of this year, microsoft sues TomTom of GPS equipment manufacturer however, accuse latter encroachs his to hold 9 some patent, start shooting Linux tort the f the best selling dog crates largeirst case. TomTom is reached finally with Microsoft reconcile, microsoft expresses, this case dog crates large dogs is patent dispute merely, be not in the light of Linux.

Be immersed in lengthy litigant process to avoid patent dispute to reach, a lot of small companies aux would rather pay patent fee to Microsoft. Analyst of Red Monk of firm of research of market opening a source Sidifen Ao - Geleidi (Stephen O'Grady) thinks: "Below current patent environment, predict to will much home company and organization stem from the consideration of competitive respect, buy patent and patent dog stairs for car combination in order to protect oneself. " (Xiao En)