Things Get Nasty Online as Microsoft Gets Sued

A fatter bank account and bragging rights- just some of the benefits of that ever-evasive thing we call success. But success comes with a price because life ain’t one big la-la land, and in Microsoft‘s case, success came with a lawsuit. MS was recently sued in a Texas district court due to it’s alleged breached of patents over multiplayer games in the .

The case was filed by Paltalk Holdings, a Delaware corporation and owner of various patents relating to methods and systems for communicating over networks. In the deposition, Paltalk pointed at Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Service as the infringing product and services.

Patent number 5,822,523 has been breached by MS, as Paltalk claims. What in the world does this number means? It refers to the “Server Group messaging for interactive applications”. Basically, the Paltalk guys are questioning multiplayer gaming through the Xbox Live. So far, the MS camp has remain silent about this.

They are also demanding a trial by jury on all issues, and of course, what is a lawsuit without financial damages right? The drama is just getting warmed up, and since this is a free world, you can voice out your opinions about this in our comments section.

Via The Inquirer

A fatter bank account and bragging rights- just some of the benefits of that ever-evasive thing we call success. But success comes with a price because life ain’t one big la-la land, and in Microsoft‘s case, success came with a lawsuit. MS was recently sued in a Texas district court due to it’s alleged breached of patents over multiplayer games in the .

The case was filed by Paltalk Holdings, a Delaware corporation and owner of various patents relating to methods and systems for communicating over networks. In the deposition, Paltalk pointed at Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Service as the infringing product and services.

Patent number 5,822,523 has been breached by MS, as Paltalk claims. What in the world does this number means? It refers to the “Server Group messaging for interactive applications”. Basically, the Paltalk guys are questioning multiplayer gaming through the Xbox Live. So far, the MS camp has remain silent about this.

They are also demanding a trial by jury on all issues, and of course, what is a lawsuit without financial damages right? The drama is just getting warmed up, and since this is a free world, you can voice out your opinions about this in our comments section.

Via The Inquirer