The Empire Strikes Back: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen suing Apple, Google, Facebook, kitchen sink, your mom
Maybe he’s sick of seeing his old company’s glory days slipping away while the market cap of ancient rival Apple passes them by. Maybe Google’s near-monopoly makes him jealous. Or maybe he’s just trying to horde as much cash as possible before giving it away to charity (as he has pledged). Whatever the case, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has filed a suit against Apple, Google, AOL, Facebook, ebay, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube.
Allen contends that his company, Interval Licensing, owns patents on some of the core features found in the services of the companies listed above. Allen claims to own patents on things like giving internet viewers suggested products based on what they are viewing, among other obvious and widely used website features.
Allen’s suit lacks a specific dollar amount being sought. Although, considering the company’s he’s after, Allen surely wants a lot of money. Perhaps even all of it.
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