Comments on: Microsoft Pretends It Invented Office Suites, Obtains Another Patent on OOXML http://techrights.org/2009/11/07/the-fake-microsoft/ 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/2009/11/07/the-fake-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-75282 Roy Schestowitz Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:42:14 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=21288#comment-75282 That's the same Time which hosted a series of articles praising Bill Gates. All of them were composed by the husband of the Gates Foundation's head. In other words, it's PR. That’s the same Time which hosted a series of articles praising Bill Gates. All of them were composed by the husband of the Gates Foundation’s head. In other words, it’s PR.

]]> By: Needs Sunlight http://techrights.org/2009/11/07/the-fake-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-75281 Needs Sunlight Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:04:55 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=21288#comment-75281 Microsoft boosters pretend that Bill Gates invented everything. Revisionist history is used all the time. Look at the Booster articles claiming that everyone was happy with Vista, either now or at launch. -- Not! http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1898610_1898625_1898627,00.html Same for XP and XP SP2. Microsoft boosters pretend that Bill Gates invented everything.

Revisionist history is used all the time. Look at the Booster articles claiming that everyone was happy with Vista, either now or at launch.
– Not!
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1898610_1898625_1898627,00.html

Same for XP and XP SP2.

]]> By: dyfet http://techrights.org/2009/11/07/the-fake-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-75280 dyfet Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:55:54 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=21288#comment-75280 This only applies with regard to other ideas that have also already been or are being patented. Many of Microsoft's patents are things that are common and have been in existence or practiced for a very long time but never patented. Many are things (like software ideas) which should never be patented either, of course. My favorite example is Microsoft's recent origins "patent" for annotating and listing "todo" comments in source code, a common and very old practice. This to me constitutes deliberate public fraud. This only applies with regard to other ideas that have also already been or are being patented. Many of Microsoft’s patents are things that are common and have been in existence or practiced for a very long time but never patented. Many are things (like software ideas) which should never be patented either, of course. My favorite example is Microsoft’s recent origins “patent” for annotating and listing “todo” comments in source code, a common and very old practice. This to me constitutes deliberate public fraud.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/11/07/the-fake-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-75279 Roy Schestowitz Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:34:03 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=21288#comment-75279 There is such an issue only for infringements and Microsoft was caught telling stuff not to read patent applications precisely because it can lead to severe punishment (willful infringement as in the i4i case). There is such an issue only for infringements and Microsoft was caught telling stuff not to read patent applications precisely because it can lead to severe punishment (willful infringement as in the i4i case).

]]> By: dyfet http://techrights.org/2009/11/07/the-fake-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-75278 dyfet Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:09:26 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=21288#comment-75278 Yes, very often they will patent something that really is other people's work. In the rest of the world there is at least a concept of plagiarism, but in patents there is no penalties for knowingly filing false patent claims. Yes, very often they will patent something that really is other people’s work. In the rest of the world there is at least a concept of plagiarism, but in patents there is no penalties for knowingly filing false patent claims.

]]>