In 2007,Microsoft Asserted That 235 Company Patents Were Infringed Upon

question 32

Multiple Choice

In 2007,Microsoft asserted that 235 company patents were infringed upon by open source programs.What effect did this announcement have?

• A) IBM also filed dozens of lawsuits to enforce these patents
• B) open source organizations filed lawsuits alleging that Microsoft is infringing upon their patents
• C) it slowed down the growth of open source communities.
• D) public backlash caused Microsoft to withdraw the statements

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