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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: linux-newbie on 21 February 2002, 23:29

Title: All your patents are belong to M$
Post by: linux-newbie on 21 February 2002, 23:29
M$ has changed license agreement for manufactures which EXEMPTS the Beast from any legal action related to patents held by the manufacturer.

See:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/24162.html (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/24162.html)

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,85187,00.asp (http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,85187,00.asp)
Title: All your patents are belong to M$
Post by: psyjax on 22 February 2002, 02:06
God how scary.

Have any of you guys seen the movie Good Fellas? There's that part were the mob guys get sent to prisson, but they are so influential that it ends up being like staying at a resort and ends up making it easier for them to coordinate their illegal activity.

M$ is kinda viing for the same sort of treatment. They wanna twist this Anti-trust thing into a government approved buisness deal. And I think those squirmy worms have enugh clout to pull it off.

A while back they tried the same thing when they were gonna send PCs loaded with windows to underprivilleged schools as an act of good will. Can anyone say "inculcation".

I personally don't know how Bill and his cronies go to sleep at night knowing that their quest in life is to screw people over at any cost.

All hail the all mighty dollar!
Title: All your patents are belong to M$
Post by: Calum on 22 February 2002, 18:05
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The USA Register 10 Feb 2002 says:
Things get messy, though on converged devices such as the Xbox. If rivals aren't using a Microsoft operating system, they ought to be using some other Microsoft technology which now or in the future, could provide a royalty-stream, The Beast figures. (http://theregus.com/content/4/24068.html)

well fair enough, eh? all's fair in love and business! That's entrepreneureal behaviour for you! one minute a shoe shine boy, the next president of the united states of america! et c et c. (sarcasm mode off)

[ February 22, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]

Title: All your patents are belong to M$
Post by: badkarma on 22 February 2002, 23:21
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hey calum, you could also use  :rolleyes:  to express your sarcasm  :rolleyes:
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Title: All your patents are belong to M$
Post by: dbl221 on 25 February 2002, 08:06
The  more Micro$haft does this to Big Rich Powerfull companies like HP and Sony the more people will turn to Linux and Mac.

God bless Billy he will ruin that company yet,
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Title: All your patents are belong to M$
Post by: Gooseberry Clock on 28 February 2002, 02:07
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Originally posted by BadKarma:
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hey calum, you could also use   :rolleyes:   to express your sarcasm   :rolleyes:  
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<SARCASM>Or these.</SARCASM>