Comments on: Microsoft is a Major Patent Troll, By Proxy http://techrights.org/2008/09/18/patent-troll-by-proxy/ 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/2008/09/18/patent-troll-by-proxy/comment-page-1/#comment-24106 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:35:28 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/18/patent-troll-by-proxy/#comment-24106 They already lost about $18 billion in 1998: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/13/smithers-on-massive-msft-losses/ At the moment, over in IRC, we're discussing the financial frauds and mess that's blowing up gradually. http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2008/09/18/13/41/05-one-more-take-on-the-wall-street http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2008/09/18/07/14/53-thursday-reading BTW, I ought to have added that Nathan Myhrvold has openly expressed his FOSS disdain: http://boycottnovell.com/2007/12/09/charlie-rose-nathan-myhrvold/ They already lost about $18 billion in 1998:

http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/13/smithers-on-massive-msft-losses/

At the moment, over in IRC, we’re discussing the financial frauds and mess that’s blowing up gradually.

http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2008/09/18/13/41/05-one-more-take-on-the-wall-street
http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2008/09/18/07/14/53-thursday-reading

BTW, I ought to have added that Nathan Myhrvold has openly expressed his FOSS disdain:

http://boycottnovell.com/2007/12/09/charlie-rose-nathan-myhrvold/

]]> By: pcole http://techrights.org/2008/09/18/patent-troll-by-proxy/comment-page-1/#comment-24105 pcole Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:25:00 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/18/patent-troll-by-proxy/#comment-24105 MS couldn't be satisfied with the amount of money is was making at the time W2k was around so they resorted to the WGA in xp to squeeze it's current clients. That is the beginning of MS's end. Now look at how many times the EULA keeps changing, and not for the better either. MS couldn’t be satisfied with the amount of money is was making at the time W2k was around so they resorted to the WGA in xp to squeeze it’s current clients. That is the beginning of MS’s end. Now look at how many times the EULA keeps changing, and not for the better either.

]]> By: aeshna23 http://techrights.org/2008/09/18/patent-troll-by-proxy/comment-page-1/#comment-24093 aeshna23 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:26:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/18/patent-troll-by-proxy/#comment-24093 I believe that the information in this post points more simply and clearly to the problem with MS and patents than many posts do. Other posts have more complexity. To convince others, we need to keep track of the easy to understand arguments. I believe that the information in this post points more simply and clearly to the problem with MS and patents than many posts do. Other posts have more complexity. To convince others, we need to keep track of the easy to understand arguments.

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