On 2008-09-25, Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <1398079.QovUVZI7x5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> They are already in OIN, so it's unlikely that they'll ever use
>> patents against something like MySQL. Microsoft, on the other hand,
>> they can attack with their patents shall Microsoft not attack by
>> proxy (Intellectual Vultures or Acacia-soft).
>
> So how come you can't point to a single instance of Microsoft attacking
> anyone with a software patent? (I mean a real, documented, instance.
> Not one based on your thoroughly discredited theory that Acacia works
> for Microsoft).
>
Ballmer has threatened Linux users with patents:
http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?newsid=7376
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has sparked controversy by declaring that
Linux infringes on Microsoft's intellectual property.
Answering questions after a speech at a conference in Seattle, Ballmer
said Microsoft had been motivated to sign a deal with SuSE Linux
distributor Novell earlier this month because Linux "uses our
intellectual property" and Microsoft wanted to "get the appropriate
economic return for our shareholders from our innovation."
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Now doesn't that sound like the mafia boss embarking on extortion?
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Regards,
Gregory.
Gentoo Linux - Penguin Power
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