[Tfug] Looks like Microsoft is really getting greedy.

[Angus Scott-Fleming]

On 13 Dec 2003 at 9:49, erich  wrote:

> Guys,
>       Don't forget that patent rights expire after 17 years. So
> I could be hard to charge royalties.

M$'s FAT patent is dated 1995 - what they've patented is 
LFNs on FAT.  Expires 2012, I doubt we'll still be using FAT 
then.
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