Seems they are feeling a little Open Source pressure. Here is the article in Newsweek: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10296175/site/newsweek/
Can use their stuff royalty free for education and health. This might be an interest to some....
Cheers, Happy New Year!!!
Jeff
Well, it is only 3,000 patents that they release.
It seems pretty normal to me: they have always been the best commercial allied to Open Source. They will help us to win!
Happy New Year, Jeffery.