It is odd that everyone has a different opinion of what is "really happening"; you have these people left and right pointing out the truth "as they see it", and in the end, it has not even made it to court, so no one really knows what it is all about except for Microsoft and TomTom.
So why should SFLC, IBM, and other to get involved if in the end it really is about Tom Tom infringing on patented IP?
I believe Rupert Goodwins' has no knowledge of what is going on, yet will write about it so as to earn a few talkback dollars, nothing more.
And the interesting thing about all this? That they are using Linux, GPL 2, where they can take freely of the Linux kernal, without having to release any advancement back to the community. Why?
Because that way they can infringe on others IP, without giving anyone the right to see it.
That is the real crime here.
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