It shows clearly that Microsoft is like that Mr. Toad of old who, after being told off by Badger, was unrepentant and continued in his wicked ways, only to end up in jail for his mockery of law and order.... Mr. Toad who lived in Toad Hall, was very rich, abused his wealth and selfishly used his friends.
The Register points out the main areas of litigation that Sendo is bringing against Microsoft;
* Misappropriation of trade secrets
* Common law misappropriation
* Conversion
* Unfair competition
* Fraud
* Breach of fiduciary duty
* Two counts of negligent misrepresentation
* Two counts of breach of contract
* Fraudulent inducement
* Tortious interference
Just one more quote from the very interesting article (I'd love to put more, bit then there'd be no point going to the original;
[quote="The Register"]
If Sendo's case progresses, it's likely to add new stars to the litigation firmament - one which has already brought us phrases such as "cut off the air supply", "knife the baby" and faked videotape evidence, and the most likely star in this turn should be one Marc Brown, who simultaneously served as a Sendo director while being employed by Microsoft. More on Marc in a moment.
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So, what's going on? Is Sendo making one last attempt at getting some money before going down? Surely, nobody would go against the might of Microsoft's liers (sorry, lawyers ;-)) unless they actually thought they had a case to prove?
Wouldn't it have been easier and cheaper for Sendo to release the Z100 and at least get some money back? Surely, it can't have been as bug-ridden as the SPiV?
Is anybody helping Sendo in this battle? Is it possible that the likes of Nokia, SonyEricsson, Motorola, Matsishita and the others are giving Sendo some much needed encouragement?
Is there more to this than meets the eye, or is it good old fashioned Microsoft 'innovation' (which is similar to Bush's if you think about it)?