Microsoft has filed seven lawsuits against unnamed defendants who it believes sent spam that violated the US anti-spam law CAN-SPAM.
Not only have fears of a patent crisis been greatly exaggerated, but the US patent system is functioning quite well, Microsoft's former chief technologist said on Tuesday.
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The European Commission has begun a new round of inquiries in its investigation of chipmaker Intel's business practices.
Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.
Attorney Hemanshu Nigam says virus writers "ought to think twice before they hit the send button."
The software giant fixes a flaw in its Passport online identity system that could have allowed an attacker to take over old Hotmail accounts.
Is Microsoft funding the SCO Group's legal fight against Linux? ZDNet hopes to shed some light and answer common questions swirling around the duo's relationship.
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