Industry Sides With Facebook In Yahoo Patent Brawl
Yahoo's decision to file a patent-infringement lawsuit against Facebook is not a popular one among the Internet and technology sectors.
Yahoo’s decision to file a patent-infringement lawsuit against Facebook is not a popular one among the Internet and technology sectors.
Facebook fired back yesterday with 10 patent-infringement accusations of its own against Yahoo, and the social network seems to be winning the popular vote, as well, if these quotes collected by CNET’s Geek Gestalt blog are any indication:
Yammer Chief Executive Officer David Sacks:
Definitely Facebook. Yahoo is the aggressor. Its lawsuit is highly opportunistic. It’s basically a shakedown on the eve of Facebook’s initial public offering, and they’re acting the same way a patent troll would.
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