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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Could IBM and Microsoft take

Could IBM and Microsoft take over the net? The problem is that emerging Web services standards include their patented software technologies. These could be made available on RAND (reasonable and non-discriminatory) terms, but Internet standards really need to be royalty-free. David Berlind has sounded more than one warning. See also this response to analyst Amy Wohl.

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