__/ [ Nerdwizard ] on Thursday 07 June 2007 21:13 \__
> Guy Fawkes wrote:
>> "Doug Mentohl" <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
>> news:f498qc$jll$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> "Microsoft Wednesday inked another cross-licensing patent agreement, this
>>> time with South Korea's LG Electronics, covering the company's
>>> Linux-based embedded devices"
>>>
>>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132662-c,companynews/article.html
>>>
>>> Microsoft. Novell, Xandros, Samsung, Fuji Xerox
>>>
>>> Novell, Capgemini, Microsoft
>>>
>>> Dell, Microsoft, Novell
>>
>> If these idiots want to pay, let them. But other manufacturers will make
>> more profit on their devices because they're smart enough to know there
>> aren't going to be any lawsuits brought against them by Microsoft. There's
>> absolutely no reason to pay Microsoft for anything unless they spill the
>> beans and tell us what patents they think they have against Linux and
>> other open-source software.
>>
>>
>>
>
> The patent threats are fantasies in the mind of Steve Ballmer. But,
> they are designed for a purpose. MS is actually getting permission to
> use patents, with little of the trouble they used to have.
>
> Up through 2005, MS had paid out on at least 400 lawsuits for royalties
> that they owed, copyright fraud, and for theft of IP.
>
> Now, with this scenario, they get to use the patents and copyrighted
> materials of Novell, LG, Xandros, plus, all of the "Trusted Partners"
> certainly have some extra options in their deals.
>
> And it doesn't lose them the million$ in fines, for the fraud charges!
>
> Yes, it might intimidate some very stupid people, also, enticing them to
> come to foolish suggested conclusions.
>
> There are no 'beans' to spill. It is Chicken Little, screaming "the sky
> is falling!". Don't believe what comes out of the mouths of fools.
Someone in Groklaw said it's intended to pressure Linus not to choose the
GPLv3.
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