And the beat goes on!

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Visto Corp., a maker of mobile e-mail technology,
has sued Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) for allegedly infringing on three of its
patents related to how information is handled between servers and handheld
devices such as cellular phones. The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified
monetary damages and a permanent injunction to stop the infringement, was
filed late Wednesday -

Yet another company hoping to sue MS because they have a cash flow
problem?..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Joe" <Ord-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> And the beat goes on!
>
> SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Visto Corp., a maker of mobile e-mail technology,
> has sued Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) for allegedly infringing on three of its
> patents related to how information is handled between servers and handheld
> devices such as cellular phones. The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified
> monetary damages and a permanent injunction to stop the infringement, was
> filed late Wednesday -
>
>

Don't you suppose their cash flow problem is due to patent infringement
by Microsoft?

"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yet another company hoping to sue MS because they have a cash flow
> problem?..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Joe" <Ord-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> And the beat goes on!
>>
>> SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Visto Corp., a maker of mobile e-mail technology,
>> has sued Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) for allegedly infringing on three of its
>> patents related to how information is handled between servers and
>> handheld devices such as cellular phones. The lawsuit, which seeks
>> unspecified monetary damages and a permanent injunction to stop the
>> infringement, was filed late Wednesday -
>>
>>
>
>

Joe

There exists the possibility, but nothing is written in stone as yet..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Joe" <Ord-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Don't you suppose their cash flow problem is due to patent infringement
> by Microsoft?
>
> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Yet another company hoping to sue MS because they have a cash flow
>> problem?..
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall
>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "Joe" <Ord-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> And the beat goes on!
>>>
>>> SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Visto Corp., a maker of mobile e-mail
>>> technology, has sued Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) for allegedly infringing on
>>> three of its patents related to how information is handled between
>>> servers and handheld devices such as cellular phones. The lawsuit, which
>>> seeks unspecified monetary damages and a permanent injunction to stop
>>> the infringement, was filed late Wednesday -
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Joe" <Ord-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> And the beat goes on!
>
> SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Visto Corp., a maker of mobile e-mail technology,
> has sued Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) for allegedly infringing on three of its
> patents related to how information is handled between servers and handheld
> devices such as cellular phones. The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified
> monetary damages and a permanent injunction to stop the infringement, was
> filed late Wednesday -


I think the real problem are the bozos in the Patent Office that really
haven't a clue as to what they are granting a patent. Remember back when
Lotus tried to patent a keystroke? Nowadays the only way to ensure you
really do have a patent, or that someone really doesn't have a unique or
substantive enough an idea, is to sue them. Sure makes the lawyers happy.

You're kidding right? Have you checked Microsoft's patents at the patent
office? They have literally 1,000's of patents in areas you would not
expect (i.e. door hinges). What do you think MS would do if someone stole
their idea and used it?

"Vanguard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >
> I think the real problem are the bozos in the Patent Office that really
> haven't a clue as to what they are granting a patent. Remember back when
> Lotus tried to patent a keystroke? Nowadays the only way to ensure you
> really do have a patent, or that someone really doesn't have a unique or
> substantive enough an idea, is to sue them. Sure makes the lawyers happy.
>