On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:08:55 -0400, "Jim Hubbard" <Jim@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>The one thing that is blindingly obvious to me about the Microsoft threats
>of patent lawsuits has gone all but unnoticed in the main stream media.
>
Microsoft's antics haven't gone totaly unnoticed. Its just that most
Windows users either don't care or don't understand what Microsoft
is actually doing.
>If is it true that Microsoft holds patents on the Linux OS that it can use
>to force compliance from Linux distos, then wouldn't that mean that
>Microsoft is truly a monopoly where operating systems are concerned?
>
They may hold patents, but it is generally accepted that these
"patents" are either bogus or trivial and that a patent lawsuit
would not hold up in court. That doesn't mean, however, that they
can't still threaten Linux developers.
>If it is truly a monopoly, we should again look into breaking up the company
>like the government wanted to do back in the 90's.
>
I would think they would be in violation of the RICO act for
racketeering.
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