Comments on: Linspire Has No Patents, So What Did Microsoft Pay Linspire For? (Updated and Corrected) http://techrights.org/2007/06/18/linspire-takes-cash/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/06/18/linspire-takes-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-977 Roy Schestowitz Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:37:48 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/06/18/linspire-takes-cash/#comment-977 @ Adam: Sorry about this. I have corrected the text. @ Adam:

Sorry about this. I have corrected the text.

]]> By: Adam Williamson http://techrights.org/2007/06/18/linspire-takes-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-975 Adam Williamson Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:41:31 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/06/18/linspire-takes-cash/#comment-975 Mandriva is not 'at the edge of bankruptcy'. As explained on the company blog - http://corp.mandriva.com/webteam/2007/04/23/raising-cash/ and following posts - we have recently received substantial additional investment. Mandriva is not ‘at the edge of bankruptcy’. As explained on the company blog – http://corp.mandriva.com/webteam/2007/04/23/raising-cash/ and following posts – we have recently received substantial additional investment.

]]> By: Sam Hiser http://techrights.org/2007/06/18/linspire-takes-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Sam Hiser Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:46:52 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/06/18/linspire-takes-cash/#comment-974 These deals are not about patents. They are about vig (extortion & racketeering). In particular, they are about Microsoft preserving a crippled form of interoperability between non-Microsoft application and others around the Microsoft document formats. They've sold it pretty well under disguise. These deals are not about patents. They are about vig (extortion & racketeering). In particular, they are about Microsoft preserving a crippled form of interoperability between non-Microsoft application and others around the Microsoft document formats.

They’ve sold it pretty well under disguise.

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