"Turbolinux Joins Microsoft and Other Industry Leaders in Interop Vendor
Alliance
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| “Microsoft is pleased that Turbolinux has joined the Interop Vendor
| Alliance,” said Sam Rosenbalm, Interop Vendor Alliance manager, Microsoft
| Corporation. “We are very excited about collaborating with Turbolinux to
| build a bridge between open source and commercial technologies that benefits
| the entire IT ecosystem.”
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http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071127005775&newsLang=en
[Sarcasm:] In defense of software patents
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| Patent advocates, large successful businesses, and politicians are so
| enthusiastic about the patenting of software that it’s hard to accept
| arguments from people like the FFII and Free Software Foundation who claim
| that the software industry simply does not need software patents and would be
| far better off without them. In this article I’ll try to explain why software
| patents are necessary, and in the sake of fairness I’ll look at the other
| side of each argument. Here is the “defense of Software Patents”. I report,
| you decide.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/in_defense_of_software_patents
Related:
"Microsoft seems to have hijacked Linux Asia"
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| Was the general feel amongst the attendees at Linux Asia 2007;
| MS however, just wanted to say ''let us walk hand-in-hand''
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http://www.ciol.com/content/developer/Linux/2007/107020104.asp
Sun exec accuses Microsoft of 'patent terrorism'
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| The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and
| unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local
| executive for Sun Microsystems.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Sun-exec-accuses-Microsoft-of-patent-terrorism-/0,130061733,339280437,00.htm
Microsoft, the art of Corporate Terrorism.
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| Microsoft, no longer the technological leader in the Computer Desktop
| market, is taking on a terrorist role in its attempt remain in power
| at all costs. (see the link to the CNN story below)
|
| The tactic is intended to frighten current, and would be, free
| software users away from products that Microsoft just can't compete
| with. It's not a new tactic, but for the first time desperation is
| beginning to show.
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http://sweetcomputing.com/index.php?wiki=Microsoft_Terrorism
Convicted Monopolist Terrorizes Software Industry
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| That headline is designed to grab your attention. Sensationalistic as
| it may be, it also happens to be true, if what you mean by 'terrorize'
| is to provoke fear.
|
| If you've been following the presidential race in the United States,
| you know the present crop of candidates have been exploiting the fear
| of the American people as they never have before in the history of
| the country.
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http://www.linux.org/news/opinion/ms_threats.html
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