2700 Signatures and Climbing
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| ...Richard M Stallman has not "absolved" anyone that he is aware of.
| The article also show that while Microsoft may not themselves become
| a "patent troll", they could engage in the behavior by proxy.
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http://boycottnovell.com/2006/12/06/2700-signatures-and-climbing/
Microsoft does a lot of things by proxy. SCO is only one example.
When Your Sworn Enemy is Your Biggest Reseller
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| If Novell is so vulnerable, why didn't Microsoft just buy Novell out,
| rather than partner with them? Perhaps because a completely dependent
| Novell is preferable to none at all, and it wouldn't be the first time
| that Microsoft used a proxy to advance its agenda.
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http://boycottnovell.com/2006/12/06/when-your-sworn-enemy-is-your-biggest-reseller/
To repeat what was posted earlier:
Comes v. MS Antitrust Trial Begins in Iowa
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| Here's part of what Allchin said about how to deal with the competitive
| threat from Novell then:
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| "We need to slaughter Novell before they get stronger....If you're
| going to kill someone, there isn't much reason to get all worked up
| about it and angry. You just pull the trigger. Any discussions
| beforehand are a waste of time. We need to smile at Novell while
| we pull the trigger."
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2006120516224886
Also this:
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| Conlin used a variety of computer-generated illustrations,
| including one that showed 15 icons, each representing what she
| said was an illegal action taken by Microsoft in pursuit of its
| bid to become and remain a monopoly. The icons had titles like
| "exclusionary contract," "technical sabotage," "buying out the
| competition," "espionage," and "deception and misinformation."
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