isnt protecting me! could sued! and then switch to Windows and distribution that supports Microsoft. So instead say F you Microsoft. document translators.I dont have issue at all with deals involving interoperability, etc., but leave the patent covenants out. And while not as widespread at least not yet, PNG and Ogg Vorbis has also been developed to avoid infringing on patents in GIF and MP3, respectively. If they can significant number of junkies on board, maybe theyll have enough critical mass to start some serious manipulation within the Linux community.
Besides with the way the patent situation is, wonder how many patents MS is infridging from other OSs harder to assess since they are closed.The companies that made these deals patent with MS were struggling and probably wont be the survivors anyway. MS hasnt showed or proved anything. Storage blades for rapid data growth Energyefficient tape storage Take businessfocused approach to Virtualization Driving Business Growth Through Enterprise IT Management EITM vision, we help you simplify the management of your complex IT operations. Those whom do could be risking losing the benefit of married relationship with MicrosoftMarried couples always fight.
It is not tied to specific code, but the actual thing accomplished. Has microshaft sued anyone yet really for piracy Adam Nelson 190607 Yes and No. Yes there are some instances where PC stores have been sued for selling pirated copies of windowsHowever no individual users have been caught for personally pirating windows. It suits them much better to bully small companies that need or badly want something else from Microsoft than to truly defend their patents.
Reply to comment Reply to story Report offensive content Microsofts Fear Joel Duckworth 190607 In my opinion, Microsoft have probably had this option up their sleeves for while. It suits them much better to bully small companies that need or badly want something else from Microsoft than to truly defend their patents. Heres how its supposed to go, the distributors recognize the futility in such threat and predictably refuse to endanger their users freedoms, the users are then supposed, to say Foo inc.