On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:56:38 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
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>Microsoft attacks Google on copyright
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>| Microsoft on Tuesday launches a fierce attack on Google over its
>| "cavalier" approach to copyright, accusing the internet company
>| of exploiting books, music, films and television programmes
>| without permission.
>|
>| [...]
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>| Microsoft is trying to differentiate itself from Google by
>| portraying itself as more sympathetic to copyright holders
>| than Google, and has sent a letter to executives of big media
>| conglomerates, offering to work with them to eliminate piracy
>| from Soapbox, a new video service on MSN.
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>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17472344/
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>Microsoft treats Linux in the same way (communism, cancer, unamerican). It is
>has been using the same tactics against Google in the past.
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>Related:
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>MSN Still Going Nowhere Fast
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>| It is worth noting that Microsoft still hasn't made any headway
>| in the search-and-portal game and, in fact, is falling farther andf
>| arther behind. As a result, it is not surprising that Steve Ballmer
>| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>| is now warning media companies that Google is the Evil Empire --
>| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>| because no other competitive tactic has worked.
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>http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061116/20767_id.html?.v=1
Seems that Google could take a large share of online apps. Danger to
MS dot nut.
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