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Is Microsoft Rattling the Linux-Patent Sabers? | |
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| Time: 15:18 EST/20:18 GMT | News Source: Microsoft Watch | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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The Redmond software maker is denying that CEO Steve Ballmer said Linux violates more than 200 established software patents. Microsoft is denying that its CEO Steve Ballmer told Asian government leaders on Thursday that Microsoft believes that Linux violates more than 200 software patents. Instead, Ballmer was citing a controversial study done earlier this summer by a risk-mitigation consultancy that claimed that Linux has been found to violate more than 200 software patents, according to a Microsoft spokesman. | ||
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| #1 By 7797 (63.76.44.6) at 11/19/2004 11:53:47 AM |
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"Why is it ok for them to say it when they are trying to drum up business and why is it wrong for Ballmer to quote them?"
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20041118224916429 The short answer is because "they" are not convicted monopolists. This post was edited by tgnb on Friday, November 19, 2004 at 11:55. |
| #2 By 7797 (63.76.44.6) at 11/19/2004 4:44:00 PM |
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Below text was derived from a comment on Groklaw:
Date: November 18, 2004 TO: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft FROM: Joint Committee of Everylinuxdistributor and Everylinuxuser RE: Infringement of Microsoft Patents Dear Steve: It has come to our attention that you have been suggesting that Linux uses patents that belong to Microsoft. Apparently you are upset about your own suggestion and foresee a day of reconing when Users and Distributors of Linux will be held to account for this infringement by voluntary payments or court action. Please be assured that we meant no offense. No one intentionally uses any of your patents. Indeed the appearance of infringement probably arises from the fact that some software patents are vague, or obvious and cover simplistic hardware procedures. Linux has been carefully created and is open. In order to clear the air, we ask you to tell us which of your patents are being infringed. Please tell us specifically about the patents and then tell us specifically about what code in Linux infringes upon the respective patents. This should be a simple task since Linux is open and the source code is freely available. Certainly we can agree that any unquestionable patents should be respected. We will remove offending code immediately and spare you further pain. We realize that complying with this request may take you a few days. However, our unpleasant lawyers insist that we say that until you comply with this request, we can not be considered to have done you any harm. They also say that your idle threats without specifics is harmful to us. We ask that out of a sense of fair play, you forebear with your monopoly power, and accuse us no longer without specifics. Good luck with the next patch. Regards to Bill. Sincerely, Coordinator This post was edited by tgnb on Friday, November 19, 2004 at 16:45. |
| #3 By 7797 (68.142.9.161) at 11/21/2004 6:51:05 PM |
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"She resigned because there was a conflict of interest and she knew it."
Flat out lying like this isn't going to get you very far Parkker. |
| #4 By 7797 (63.76.44.6) at 11/22/2004 9:46:00 AM |
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" Hal, thanks for posting the section on Groklaw crashing and burning over a conflict of interest that was so obvious!"
There are several things obvious here. Groklaw crashing and burning isn't one of them. Your intentional distortions of facts through blatant lies are obvious. Your complete lack of an open mind is obvious. |
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