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Re: Microsoft Embraces Linux (Android)

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____/ High Plains Thumper on Sunday 03 Jul 2011 18:09 : \____

> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote this:
>> 
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> "While Google is wasting money on developing Android, we are
>>>> monetizing on it. We make $5 every time an Android phone is sold.
>>>> We are going after all Android companies, we have the legal
>>>> force and money to scare the shit out of them. Imagine every
>>>> Android company paying us $5 per unit! We can't even charge that
>>>> much from a Windows Phone license," said Ballmer.
>>>> 
>>>> "Today we are launching this Microsoft Patent Troll Suite 1.0
>>>> (MPTS) and it is available to all Microsoft partners. The suite
>>>> allows you to sniff all Android players and then work with our
>>>> legal team to go after such companies,"
>>>> 
>>>> "We expect to make around $2 billion in revenues this year from
>>>> Android alone," concluded Ballmer.
>>> `----
>>> 
>>> http://www.factualerror.com/content/microsoft-stops-windows-phone-development-launches-android-patent-troll-suite
>> 
>> Sounds like something The Onion might publish.  :-)
> 
> Given the histor of the company and its anticompetitive practises, I'd
> say it has a ring of truth to it, even though satirical. :-)
> 
> Thanks, Roy for the find. Glad you're back.

Glad to _be_ back. 

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