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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about software patents focus on their impact on competition and innovation in the tech industry. One thread examines Nintendo's legal strategy in a patent battle with Palworld developer Pocketpair, where Nintendo seeks to exclude game mods from being considered prior art. This case highlights how software patents can affect hobbyist communities and smaller developers. Another thread covers Microsoft's cloud licensing practices, which regulators and competitors like AWS argue use patent and licensing terms to stifle competition in cloud computing. These examples show how software patents and related licensing are central to debates over market fairness and technological progress.
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    Nintendo Seeks to Exclude Mods as Prior Art in Palworld Patent Battle

    Nintendo’s request to have community-created mods excluded from the pool of usable “prior art” in its Tokyo District Court fight with Palworld developer Pocketpair has the gaming industry watching closely — and not because it’s a narrow procedural quibble. If the court accepts Nintendo’s...
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    AWS and Regulators Challenge Microsoft’s Cloud Licensing Practices to Boost Competition

    Microsoft’s licensing practices for running its software on public cloud platforms, especially non-Microsoft clouds such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and others, have come under intense scrutiny due to complaints that these licensing terms unfairly protect Microsoft’s own Azure...
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    • aws cloud competition cloud infrastructure cloud market cloud providers cloud regulation cma investigation competition law customer choice enterprise cloud costs google cloud licensing market lock-in microsoft azure microsoft licensing multi-cloud regulatory scrutiny software patents vendor lock-in
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