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To: pat pasquale who wrote (30590)	10/13/1999 6:23:00 PM
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The priceline lawsuit is probably insignificant to MSFT in relation to its business. It may just be a ploy to work out some deal with Priceline. Priceline has too much to lose in the event they seek a decision through the courts. I bet MSFT thought long and hard before "infringing" on PRLN's patent. In case there are others that have challenged PRLN's patent, they probably thought it is better to go after MSFT. Does anyone know if PRLN is being challenged on its patent by other companies? Like i said earlier, it is probably insignificant to MSFT's business. I wonder if such cases would be presented before a jury. I bet that is the way MSFT would proceed if it is up to them. Any reasonable person would ask--- how can you get a patent for the way a business is transacted? We don't have patents on the way (for example) currency exchanges work.

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