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October 24, 2007 | Comments: (0)
Sun to countersue Network Appliance
Sun Microsystems, responding to a lawsuit it faces from Network Appliance over Sun's ZFS (Zettabyte File System), plans to countersue, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz said in his blog on Wednesday.
While stressing he has no interest in suing Network Appliance, Schwartz said Sun has no choice but to respond in court.
Later this week, Sun plans to request a permanent injunction to remove Network Appliance filer products from the marketplace and seek monetary damages. Half of these proceeds would be earmarked for efforts to promote free software and patent reform, with money going to the Software Freedom Law Center and the Peer to Patent initiative.
Network Appliance filed suit in September claiming ZFS violates the company's patents. Previously, Sun said Network Appliance had been using some of its own technology acquired when Sun bought StorageTek. Sun demanded royalties from Network Appliance.
Network Appliance could not be immediately reached for a response to Sun's plans on Wednesday afternoon.
Posted by Paul Krill on October 24, 2007 03:47 PM
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I have used Network Appliances products for a while now, even though I've hated their price increases and quality problems. But Solaris and ZFS let me stop paying through the nose, and just move to commodity storage. I can't say I'm surprised by what Net App needs to do, their business will evaporate if customers start using ZFS.
Posted by: Net App user at October 24, 2007 07:06 PMTOP STORIES
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