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Microsoft's Ballmer Warns Asia of Linux Lawsuits (Microsoft pulls a SCO in Asia)
Reuters ^
| 11/18/2004
| Reuters
Posted on 11/18/2004 8:48:26 AM PST by Prime Choice
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"We think our software is far more secure than open-source software." BWAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! This coming from the same jackass who sought to shut up security researchers who continually embarrass Micro$loth. It is to laugh!
To: Prime Choice
Lawsuits in China?
You lying imperialist dog!
To: Prime Choice
Every Windows system I have operated crashes eventually.
Every one. Every one. And usually because of their damn browser.
There should be suits against Microsoft for this.
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posted on
11/18/2004 8:51:19 AM PST
by
Diogenesis
("Then I say unto you, send men to summon ... worms. And let us go to Fallujah to collect heads.")
To: proxy_user
You lying imperialist dog! That's MISTER Lying Imperialist Running Dog, thankyouverymuch!
; )
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posted on
11/18/2004 8:51:45 AM PST
by
Prime Choice
(STFU ACLU.)
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...
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posted on
11/18/2004 8:51:53 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Prime Choice
"Ballmer, speaking in Singapore at Microsoft's Asian Government Leaders Forum, said that Linux violated more than 228 patents. "
It's my understanding that many countries outside the U.S., including many Asian countries, do not recognize software patents. I guess this just provides more incentive to continue that practice.
To: Prime Choice
Linux users got a
scare laugh earlier this year when software developer SCO Group Inc. sued a company for using Linux, which SCO claimed contains software code that it owns.
Fixed it.
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posted on
11/18/2004 8:54:25 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
Could you add me to your ping list?
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posted on
11/18/2004 8:56:03 AM PST
by
Tribune7
To: ShadowAce
Ballmer is a serious Exec????
This is almost laughable!
Except they have the Worlds money....so they could redefine reality !
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posted on
11/18/2004 8:56:18 AM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Diogenesis
Every Windows system I have operated crashes eventually. Every one. Every one. And usually because of their damn browser.
That may have been true of Windows 98, dude. But not XP. You might want to upgrade your 486.
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posted on
11/18/2004 8:58:43 AM PST
by
Bush2000
To: ShadowAce
Linux users got a scare laugh earlier this year when software developer SCO Group Inc. sued a company for using Linux, which SCO claimed contains software code that it owns.Fixed it.
Ah. Good eye there, Ace. I'm in your debt.
To: Bush2000; Diogenesis
That may have been true of Windows 98, dude. But not XP. *choke* *snicker*
To: Tribune7
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posted on
11/18/2004 9:09:36 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Bush2000
I have crashed XP here at work several times and slowed it down I can't count that high just using fingers/toes.
To: Prime Choice
Anyone that challenges Microsoft is a friend of mine.
Does anybody here use Linux or know anything about it? I have been toying with the idea of switching for a long time, but have never made the jump.
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posted on
11/18/2004 9:25:38 AM PST
by
Stratman
To: Prime Choice
And how many patent lawsuits are there against M$? Hypocrits as usual.
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posted on
11/18/2004 9:29:57 AM PST
by
SengirV
To: Prime Choice
I think Microshaft and Ole Bill should be happy about Asia not using Winblows...afterall, MOST of the pirated copies of Windows are in China. If they think a lot of Americans pirate Windows...I don't know if I have ever talked to an Asian person who actually paid for Windows...
Secure, huh? Secure as in, "my boot sector failed last week from a virus that I didn't get by my own fault?" or Secure as in "that holiday greeting card that says they sent you a cupholder for Christmas and then proceeds to open your CDRom Tray"? I know it's not a harmful virus, but still, it's just a tiny example of how you can do things on someone's computer that they don't want you to do.
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posted on
11/18/2004 9:38:11 AM PST
by
melbell
(groovy)
To: Stratman
I have been toying with the idea of switching for a long time, but have never made the jump. Try out Knoppix first. That way you don't have to re-format your hard drive if you decide it's not for you.
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posted on
11/18/2004 9:38:16 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Bush2000
"That may have been true of Windows 98, dude. But not XP."
Hmmm...that's interesting...since my XP crashes all the time when I'm using it...interesting indeed...you must have some sort of *magic* XP installation...
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posted on
11/18/2004 9:40:11 AM PST
by
melbell
(groovy)
To: melbell; Bush2000
Well, my work machine (XP) never crashes. Everyone else in my office has had theirs crash, though. I'm the only "real" geek, though, so it may have something to do with the fact that I know what I'm doing. :)
On my personal machines, windows (several flavors) crashes just about every day, while my linux machines never crash--even in the hands my my children, ages 10 and 6.
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posted on
11/18/2004 9:51:01 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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