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Well, would you look at this. Not even a week after Steve Ballmer insinuated that Red Hat users
owe Microsoft money for using its
patents, IP Innovation has filed a lawsuit against the firm (along with Novell) in the accurately nicknamed "patent troll magnet state (that'd be Texas)." The firm, which also threw a lawsuit Apple's way
earlier this year, is claiming that both entities have infringed on the very same patent. As if that weren't enough,
Groklaw's digging found that the plaintiff is actually a subsidiary of Acacia, which just so happened to hire on two prior Microsoft execs in the months leading up to this filing. If you're interested in feeding your desire to conjure up some sensational conspiracy theory even further, feel free to grab your coffee and hit the read link.
[Via
Digg, thanks Ziemowit P.]
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