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Re: [News] Analysis of Microsoft's Latest Extortion Against Linux (Android)

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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Friday 30 Apr 2010 14:42 : \____

> chrisv pulled this Usenet boner:
> 
>> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>
>>>   Still, the fact that Microsoft is leaning on companies for money over the
>>>   Linux-based Android OS will be a little worrying to those in the open
>>>   source community, especially Google, the sponsor of Android. The last
>>>   organisation to try that with Linux was the Vole's sock puppet, SCO.
>>
>> I'd like to see Google go-after M$ over this.
> 
> Microsoft is definitely tarnishing the Android brand name.
> 
> But at least they got their vigorish.

Microsoft is definitely tarnishing its own name in the process. It also repels
developers.

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