Microsoft claim shakes graphics world (ZDNet)

[Posted July 11, 2002 by cook]

According to ZDNet, Microsoft is claiming ownership of several patents on technologies that are used in the OpenGL graphics standard. "Microsoft clarified its claims somewhat at this month's quarterly ARB meeting, according to the meeting's minutes, but its proposals still appear likely to throw a wrench in the works of OpenGL, according to legal experts. At the July meeting, Microsoft also added that it may have claims to a technology called fragment shading."