If you can't beat 'em...

Ted Roche tedroche at tedroche.com
Sat Nov 20 12:56:00 EST 2004


On Nov 19, 2004, at 12:16 PM, Chris Brenton wrote:

> Ya, my favorite quote:
> "Linux violates more than 228 patents, according to a recent report 
> from
> a research group"
>
> Ohhhh, a _research group_. Well that sounds authoritative. I wonder how
> much MS paid for that study. ;-)

Actually, the research is fairly legitimate, from what I read. The 
interpretation, as with most Microsoft FUD, is the issue: typical 
overstatement and exaggeration.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1729908,00.asp


Ted Roche
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