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____/ nessuno on Tuesday 23 Feb 2010 17:23 : \____
> <Quote>
> Amazon just signed a patent cross-licensing deal that pays Microsoft
> intellectual property fees for...patents that cover Amazon's Linux-
> based Kindle e-reader and its Linux servers. Too bad Microsoft has
> never, ever been able to show that its patents cover anything to do
> with Linux.
>
> Mind you, Microsoft has been trying to make people believe that Linux
> violates its patents for years now. Only an idiot would believe them
> though since Microsoft has never even tried to demonstrate that any of
> its patents actually apply to Linux.
>
> Yes, Microsoft claims that Linux and other open-source programs
> violate its patent rights. They've been making those claims for years.
> What's always been missing is proof.
>
> Microsoft's biggest lie, first made by Steve Ballmer back in 2004, is
> that Linux violates more than 200 of Microsoft's patents. There's one
> little problem with this assertion which has underlaid every Microsoft
> attack on Linux's intellectual property since then: it's not true....
>
> With this deal done, Microsoft will be better able to bully other
> companies into paying them for the 'privilege' of using Linux....
> </Quote>
>
> http://blogs.computerworld.com/15639/amazon_pays_microsoft_for_linux#comment-179185
>
> Let's see....tell me again why Microsoft news is not relevant for
> Linux?
Because the Microsoft Munchkins don't like it when you hit the right spot. They
would rather talk about mundane things like people (aversion, distraction).
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