Andrew Halliwell <[email protected]> writes: >> Tom-Tom is free to abandon the US market if they wish to avoid US courts, of >> course, but the profits here are just too tempting. It is the same way with >> Mr. Softee in the EU. They cover their higher costs of business by raising >> prices a little. > > Would america impose a trade embargo if they tried importing more tomtoms > into america if they shut up shop and moved out of the country? > > Does microsoft have that much power?
It's nothing specific to Microsoft. Preventing the import of devices that violate a patent is one of the standard rights of a patent owner. -- "...I've forgotten where I was going with this, but you can bet it was scathing." --DesiredUsername _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
