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Re: [News] Microsoft Still Terrorises and Bribes Little Companies to 'Own' GNU/Linux

  • Subject: Re: [News] Microsoft Still Terrorises and Bribes Little Companies to 'Own' GNU/Linux
  • From: SomeBloke <stuff@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:40:36 +0000
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Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> Is Microsoft Claiming Ownership Of Embedded Linux?
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The question, of course, is why Kyocera Mita would need a patent from
> | Microsoft to enhance products built on embedded Linux. Is it adding
> | proprietary Microsoft technology on top of embedded Linux?
> | 
> | Could be…
> | 
> | Or is this a case of Kyocera Mita accepting a claim by Microsoft that
> | embedded Linux is among the 235 open source technologies Microsoft
> | insists it owns.
> | 
> | Microsoft says the deal "delivers on our promise to continue to build a
> | bridge between open source and proprietary software and technologies."
> `----
> 
>
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/11/is_microsoft_cl.html

Remind me not to buy any Kyocera Mita products. I wouldn't want to infringe
any 'patents' would I.

Tim.

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