Microsoft has made its last remaining File Allocation Table (FAT) file system's intellectual property, the Extended FAT (exFAT) patents, available to Linux and open-source developers via the Open ...

It seems like our old friends in Redmond, Washington are busy snatching up licensees for its intellectual property. In this case, Microsoft is now getting paid by Sharp for use of its exFAT patent.

When you purchase a new storage drive, it may tell you it needs reformatting, but which format is best? The main options for removable drives and memory cards these days are FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS, ...