Microsoft, Apple Sued Over Online Updates

Diego Diaz 21 Jul, 2004 at 9:24pm ET Article published in Tech

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

Comments

21 Jul 2004 ~ 10:47pm Leonardo Wow, Microsoft and Apple sued at the same time by the same entity. Is this a first?
21 Jul 2004 ~ 10:54pm Jengo i agree, both of them at the same time?

they must have big cajones....
21 Jul 2004 ~ 11:08pm gibbonsl like cantaloups:)
21 Jul 2004 ~ 11:32pm Jengo lol
22 Jul 2004 ~ 12:32pm BLuKnight Why don't they sue linux makers as well? They have internet update software built into them?
22 Jul 2004 ~ 7:08pm KingFish Big cajones? No, they have lawyers that smell money...

KF