[Campion]

Linux is still a foreign-born clone of UNIX that continues to lower the value of all US-originated software

In commercial arenas Bill Gates is not used to having for his own private playground, that's what's technically called "competition".

And it's supposed to be one of the good things about capitalism.

[ShadowAce]

In commercial arenas Bill Gates is not used to having for his own private playground, that's what's technically called "competition".

welllll, not really. MS made its fortune by competing against entrenched companies such as Novell, Oracle, and IBM, and by being less expensive and "good enough."

Now, the shoe's on the other foot. Someone else is now less expensive and "good enough" and they're not sure how to compete when the situation is reversed.

They'll learn, or they'll sink. That's capitalism.

[Golden Eagle]

In commercial arenas Bill Gates is not used to having for his own private playground, that's what's technically called "competition". And it's supposed to be one of the good things about capitalism.

I'm all for fair and legal competition, but when you're trampling on ~300 patents in the Linux kernel alone, you're not competing fairly.