Microsoft sues TomTom, but might have egg on its face

Microsoft might be violation of the GNU General Public License. What does that mean for its recent patent-infringement lawsuit against GPS maker TomTom?

SD Times reporter David Worthington is on top of the story, which you can read at “Experts: Microsoft’s FAT licensing terms might violate GPL.” Then read his blog post, “TomTom can license FAT without violating GPL.”

One aspect which I find interesting is that only three years ago, there were rumors that Microsoft might be planning to buy TomTom. Both companies are, essentially, in the mobile information business.