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Clear signal from Microsoft against Linux based appliancesClear signal from Microsoft against Linux based appliancesPosted Feb 26, 2009 8:17 UTC (Thu) by adren (guest, #20906)Parent article: Microsoft sues TomTom
The subliminal signal that Microsoft wants to send to all GPS makers (and therefore all embedded players) is the following :
use our OS (Windows CE) or we will sue you
Therefore this is not only a mean to extend their rent situation but also a way to enforce their monopoly over the embedded market and possibly supplant Linux.
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Clear signal from Microsoft against Linux based appliances Posted Feb 26, 2009 15:11 UTC (Thu) by mangoo (guest, #32602) [Link]
That was my first thought when I've read Microsoft is suing TomTom.
Let's watch how this case develops in the next couple of months.
Clear signal from Microsoft against Linux based appliances Posted Feb 27, 2009 23:19 UTC (Fri) by laf0rge (subscriber, #6469) [Link]
In fact, MS is allegedly doing this not only to the car navigation business, but in fact to other large-quantity embedded Linux products, too.
And yes, I agree, the message is quite clear: License our patents, and pay almost as much money as you would have to pay for WinCE.
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