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____/ Homer on Sunday 30 May 2010 11:54 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> ____/ Homer on Saturday 29 May 2010 20:03 : \____
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>
>>>> Nero AG is very helpful at the moment because it takes the trolls
>>>> from MPEG-LA (led by ubertroll Larry Horn) to court with
>>>> antitrust action.
>>> Yes, not all proprietary software vendors are "evil". In fact other
>>> than the main two behemoths, almost none of them are.
>>
>>> The premise of proprietary licensing is still morally wrong,
>>> however.
>>
>> It's not to do with magnitude though. The smaller one just can't
>> cause much damage.
>
> It's the "absolute power" maxim in action.
Nero could do what Skype does and gradually open up some parts. It's better than
all proprietary and they still keep competitive.
If Nero goes under like Netscape, then it might release all the source code
anyway (in case someone cares... see Xara).
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