__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 18 April 2007 18:22 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Congress to propose patent system overhaul on Wednesday
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| A pair of much-anticipated bills aimed at overhauling what
>>| high-tech companies decry as a broken U.S. patent system are
>>| scheduled to be introduced Wednesday in both the Senate and
>>| the House of Representatives.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6176943.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
>> http://tinyurl.com/2e2tgd
>>
>> Of course the system broken. It is set up by corporations, to serve
>> corporations. No logic there, just misuse and abuse of power.
>>
>> Microsoft to set up joint research centre with China's Lenovo
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| US software giant Microsoft plans to set up a multi-million-dollar
>>| joint research and development centre in Beijing with China's
>>| leading computer maker Lenovo, the Chinese company said Wednesday.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070418/tc_afp/chinausitresearchinvestcompanymicrosoftlenovo
>> http://tinyurl.com/yt6y6y
>>
>> When you can't get enough visas, move abroad.
>
> Microsoft will presumably do their linux research and development well
> out of sight of the Redmond folk... after all, they'd leave in even
> larger numbers if they knew what was really going on...
I think that their employees can already see that there's backstabbing going
on (Intel, IBM and Novell seem to be no exception here). Their reward for
success is expansion... but elsewhere. With Free software, the rules are
very different and it could develop into a very elaborate discussion.
Developers are also location-independent. They just need a fast connection.
Take MySQL AB, which is a classic example.
--
~~ With kind regards
Roy S. Schestowitz | Linux: mint and self-contained 'out of the box'
http://Schestowitz.com | GNU is Not UNIX | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
roy pts/6 Thu Apr 19 00:47 - 00:50 (00:03)
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