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Jengo
22 Jul 2004, 2:24am
U.K.-based BTG has sued Microsoft and Apple Computer for allegedly infringing a patent which covers Web-enabled software update technologies, the company says.

BTG has filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Federal Court in the Northern District of California in conjunction with New York-based Teleshuttle and Teleshuttle Technologies, the holders of the patent which BTG says is being infringed.

BTG holds the worldwide licensing rights to the patent.
Source: PC World (http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,116976,00.asp)
Leonardo
22 Jul 2004, 3:47am
Wow, Microsoft and Apple sued at the same time by the same entity. Is this a first?
Jengo
22 Jul 2004, 3:54am
i agree, both of them at the same time?

they must have big cajones....
gibbonsl
22 Jul 2004, 4:08am
like cantaloups:)
Jengo
22 Jul 2004, 4:32am
lol

:rolleyes: ;D :thumbsup:
BLuKnight
22 Jul 2004, 5:32pm
Why don't they sue linux makers as well? They have internet update software built into them? :)
KingFish
23 Jul 2004, 12:08am
Big cajones? No, they have lawyers that smell money...

KF