Re:According to Slashdot logic (Score 1)

Burst sued Microsoft for restraint of trade (bullying Intel and others into changing their minds and choosing not to license Burst code -- yes CODE), breach of contract (violating an NDA), anti-trust (essentially killing Burst's business through the intentional application of monopoly power), AND patent infringement. This case was far less a matter of Microsoft infringing Burst patents than it was Microsoft obtaining confidential access to, then STEALING Burst technology, which happened to be all those nifty improvements they added to Windows Media 8.