Intellectual Property Cold War Rages On @ OSWeekly.com
 

I have pointed this out time and again. Like it or not, the patent war
is already here. Luckily, if it hits full throttle, Google will be a
part of it on the side of Linux vendors. Google uses Linux and is ready
to battle alongside the rest of Open Invention Network, utilizing a
collection of Linux patents against Microsoft if it comes down to it. In
short, we have ourselves a virtual cold war of intellectual property
(IP) propaganda.
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