Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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> ____/ Homer on Monday 04 August 2008 07:47 : \____
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>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
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>>> "As our licensing success grows, more companies are selecting us as
>>> their partner for the licensing of their patented technologies,"
>>> concluded Mr. Ryan.
>>
>> Let me translate that for you, Mr. Ryan:
>>
>> "As our threat to others grows, more companies are being forced to
>> become enslaved to our protection racket, as we extort money from them
>> for snake-oil."
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> It sounds like quite the doghouse. No wonder Microsoft employees began
> defecting to it. They are attracted to racketeering like moth is attracted to
> light.
>
It's about time a major political party took up this issue. Software
patents are about as far away from liberal capitalism as it's possible
to get. Adam Smith is now revolving on one of my £20 notes!
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