Microsoft's scare tactics protecting profits, says Linux Foundation

Linux Foundation's Jim Zemlin says Microsoft's recent patent claim against Linux and the open source community is a furphy, alleging it is a delaying tactic to merely help protect its profits, according to a column penned last Friday in Business Week.

"What most people don't realize is that the story really isn't about patents at all-it's about a rational actor trying to protect its privileged position," wrote Zemlin, the executive director of the consortium.

Microsoft's scare tactics protecting profits, says Linux Foundation.