[nycbug-talk] Microsoft wins FAT patent case

[Okan Demirmen]

On Wed 2006.01.11 at 08:52 -0500, michael wrote:
> Looks like we may loose FAT or pay a license.
> 
> "The FAT file system, a common means of storing files, was originally
> developed for the DOS operating system, but has also been employed in
> Microsoft's Windows and on removable flash memory cards used in digital
> cameras and other devices. Some Linux- and Unix-related products also
> use the system to exchange data with Windows."
> 
> http://news.com.com/Microsofts+file+system+patent+upheld/2100-1012_3-6025447.html?part=rss&tag=6025447&subj=news

You don't know the history of file systems. Tom Cruise does.