SDXC

Posted Aug 27, 2009 17:43 UTC (Thu) by tdwebste (guest, #18154)
In reply to: SDXC by Trelane
Parent article: Tuxera signs up with Microsoft

The patent troll won't attack MS.
U.S. Patent Application 20090164440, containing the Microsoft exFAT
specification is owned by Microsoft.

Also Microsoft is licensing exFAT
http://www.microsoft.com/iplicensing/productDetail.aspx?
productTitle=exFAT%20File%20System%20Licensing%20Program

If I use the exFAT driver supplied by Tuxera/Microsoft either personally or
with a company I work, will a license fee be required Microsoft now or in
the future? Will Microsoft withdraw licenses in the future, restricting
access to only Microsoft friendly businesses/individuals?