Jury Orders Microsoft to Pay $520 Million

Dyre Straits · Aug 12, 2003, 12:19 AM

CHICAGO - A federal jury awarded a Chicago-based software company and the University of California more than $520 million in damages Monday after finding that Microsoft Corp.'s popular Internet Explorer browser infringed on a patent.

Microsoft attorney Andy Culbert said that the jury's finding would be appealed.

The jury could have awarded as much as $1.2 billion to the university and Eolas Technologies Inc. of Chicago.

"We are very satisfied," said Eolas attorney Martin R. Lueck. "It shows the jury system works. Patents need to be respected regardless of the size and the market power of the company involved."

By MIKE ROBINSON, Associated Press Writer

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Sharkims · Aug 12, 2003, 01:07 AM

That makes me sad... Microsoft has always infringed on patents. They should have sued for $300,000,000 taken Microsoft's payoff offer and walked away. Instead, they have decided to go to war, a war that proven from the past. No one can win. Microsoft will keep fighting till the end of time.

XxStichesxX · Aug 12, 2003, 03:20 AM

$520 Million to microsoft is like nothing to them.. they make that in a month probly lol

Aug 12, 2003, 04:17 AM

lol... so they take money from windows xp thieves... only to give it to another company because THEY stole? jerks!!!

Esaz666 · Aug 14, 2003, 11:33 PM

Down with filthy Microshaft.

DriveEuro · Aug 15, 2003, 12:14 AM

Kill em all.

Aug 12, 2003, 12:19 AM	#1
Dyre Straits HH Old Fuddy Duddy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 14,205 Rep Power: 216 System Specs	Jury Orders Microsoft to Pay $520 Million CHICAGO - A federal jury awarded a Chicago-based software company and the University of California more than $520 million in damages Monday after finding that Microsoft Corp.'s popular Internet Explorer browser infringed on a patent. Microsoft attorney Andy Culbert said that the jury's finding would be appealed. The jury could have awarded as much as $1.2 billion to the university and Eolas Technologies Inc. of Chicago. "We are very satisfied," said Eolas attorney Martin R. Lueck. "It shows the jury system works. Patents need to be respected regardless of the size and the market power of the company involved." By MIKE ROBINSON, Associated Press Writer More Details

Aug 12, 2003, 01:07 AM	#2
Sharkims Seen my brain? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WA,USA Posts: 760 Rep Power: 0	That makes me sad... Microsoft has always infringed on patents. They should have sued for $300,000,000 taken Microsoft's payoff offer and walked away. Instead, they have decided to go to war, a war that proven from the past. No one can win. Microsoft will keep fighting till the end of time. __________________ System-1: MSI K8N Neo Platinum \|\| A64 3200+(200x11) - Zalman 7000A-AlCu \|\| 1x1gb OCZ PC3200@400(3-3-3-7) \|\| 9800XT \|\| WD Raptors 2x36 RAID0 System-2: MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R \|\| P4 2.4c(FSB:200) - Intel Cooler \|\| 2x256 GEIL PC3200@400(2-3-3-6) \|\| AIW9000 \|\| WD SE 120x2 RAID0 System-3: DELL Inspiron 9100 \|\| P4 3.0c(mobile) \|\| 2x256mb PC3200(3-3-3-8) \|\| Mobility Radeon 9700 - 128mb \|\| WSXGA+ 15.4" \|\| 60gb 5400RPM 8mb

Aug 12, 2003, 03:20 AM	#3
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Aug 12, 2003, 04:17 AM	#4
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	lol... so they take money from windows xp thieves... only to give it to another company because THEY stole? jerks!!!

Aug 14, 2003, 11:33 PM	#5
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