Balmer says Linux uses Microsoft 'property'

[Jefferson Kirkland]

What kills me is, that unlike the SCO case, Novell never once said, "Ok, so
show me the code in question that you say is yours and show me your patent
of ownership. Then, we'll talk."  No, they just folded and ponied up to M$.

Jeff

On 11/18/06, Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/17/06, Bruce Dawson <jbd at codemeta.com> wrote:
> > I think a great campaign would be to show how Microsoft benefits from
> > Open Source and especially from the GPL.
> >
> > It would sorta make all their bellyaching about Linux and the GPL moot.
>
>   Why?
>
>   Sure, it would make Microsoft look like a hypocrite, but we already
> know they're evil.
>
>   Meanwhile, their goal is to make money, not look good.  If they can
> make more money by attacking Linux-using organizations while also
> benefiting from open code, that's a win-win for them.
>
> -- Ben
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