Symantec Sues Microsoft, May Delay Vista

Symantec filed a lawsuit against Microsoft over patents on the volume management technology in Vista. They’re seeking an injunction to stop Vista from being sold until the suit is completed. Given the recent Supreme Court ruling it should be interesting to see if the injunction is granted, since Symantec does produce software which uses the patent. If it is granted, expect MS to settle to prevent another Vista delay.

Rumors are abound that speculate Microsoft paid Symantec to help them ‘delay’ Vista. Yes, all we wanted to hear is that Vista gets -another- delay. Regardless of how this lawsuit plays out, here’s to hoping that Vista owners won’t have to suffer with a pre-installed version of Symantec software. Check out the full posting at Slashdot.