Vista - $388 million patent verdict against Microsoft overturned.

A federal court has reversed an earlier ruling that Microsoft's product activation technology infringed on software maker Uniloc's patent, overturning a record $388 million verdict.
Judge William Smith of the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island has overturned a $388 million patent-infringement verdict against Microsoft. A jury had found the company had infringed on a patent held by software maker Uniloc, a Singapore-based security company, sticking Microsoft with the largest patent penalty on record, but the court has now ruled in the software giant's favor. "We are pleased that the court has vacated the jury verdict and entered judgment in favor of Microsoft," a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars.