Microsoft outlines IE7 security plans

The "NEW" MS Marketing model: They are giving away programs and tools away for FREE to make themselves eligible for some open source projects' source code, yet at the same time limit their FREE tools to only the newest OS release so they can make profits from those code.

In essence they have found a way to exploit a loophole in open source licensing, so now they can take the supposedly "FREE for ALL" source code and make money off it.; Posted by: toomuchgreeatea@... Posted on: 10/27/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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For total Security nucrash | 10/27/05

Why would MS be paying me? Loverock Davidson | 10/27/05

I'm happy about Krazyken39 | 10/27/05

Microsoft Security Doc Farmer | 10/27/05

you know.... Monkey_MCSE | 10/27/05

The "NEW" MS Marketing model toomuchgreeatea@... | 10/27/05

Copying from Firefox ivanii | 10/27/05

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