Re: [xml-dev] Microsoft files for XML patents, says C|Net

[David Megginson <dmeggin@attglobal.net>]

Tim Bray wrote:

> http://news.com.com/2100-1013_3-5146581.html

I hadn't imagined that MS was that worried about Open Source yet -- I would 
have expected them to wait another couple of years before hitting the 
spurious-patent panic button, since it makes them look like a desperate 
little company rather than the software giant they are.  Maybe it's a 
preemptive move against IBM's plan to migrate to Linux on the desktop.


All the best,


David