Posted on 04/05/2006 8:39:22 AM PDT by luthers_inkwell
At http://www.no-lobbyists-as-such.com/florian-mueller-blog/ballmer-linux/ we're reminded that Microsoft wants Linux dead. Ballmer is once again making noise about patents.
Unfortunately, Microsoft likely does have patents it could use against Linux. IBM can probably be replied upon to fight back on the side of Linux with its own patents - supposedly they've called Microsoft patent bluffs in the past just by pointing out that they also have stacks of patents and idle lawyers ready to look for violations by Windows code. However, Microsoft might now be willing to risk the battle.
Microsoft is not in a happy place right now. Vista is delayed, and both Apple and Linux are gnawing at its toes. The increasing interest in virtualization and particularly in package/OS bundling like VMware Player is a bumpy road for Microsoft because of OS licensing. Microsoft doesn't want its OS sales pirated, but it doesn't want to miss out on that market either. Linux apps can be shipped with a free OS; Microsoft apps cannot.
(Excerpt) Read more at aplawrence.com ...
Yep, exactly why they have a new open source agency. Designed to sap American income and profits everywhere it can, like every time you hand out one of those foreign cd's you were just bragging about with "MadIvan".
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
New Keyword:
COPYLEFTISTS
Yes Iggle we know that you will eventually run away, but we are having fun, so please come back LOL!!!
New Keyword:
cybercommunists
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won't leave me alone!!
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You never heard of that either apparently. Ah, youth.
OK, here's your Official OSS thread troll report card:
[X] Stallman is a leftist
[X] Redflag is the Communist Chinese OS copied legally from Red Hat
[ ] The father of Linus was a Communist and lived in Moscow
[ ] The DNC loves Linux
[X] communism.org likes Linux
[X] Somebody has sub-par english...
Scoring system:
4) Wow! That bug in your butt must have laid eggs!
OMG LMAO
From the dude running the freaking "Jim Rome Ping List"!!!!
Histerical!!!
Hysterical! I was laughing so hard I couldn't even spell it LOL
Bet you anything up to a six figure salary that I'm not. Ante up!
LOL
I admit being a Jim Rome fan....
You don't admit being a PAID MICRO$OFT $HILL....
Big Difference Iggle....
Now we can add that you take unwarranted shots at people's families as well to your trolling Freeper profile pages when you have nothing else to throw back at them.
LOL!!!
You're such a NOOB Iggle.
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I was a member of IEEE but spent my time as an officer in HKN..
It doesn't really make sense for me to belong to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Now if my campus had a LUG (or even a computers club), I'd probably be involved--computers is my hobby, not my trade.
OMG LMAO!!!
Finally it all makes sense!!!
I thought you were a CS student. Thanks dude, nothing more need be said.
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