MS should fight this
Nigel Johnstone | 12/26/03
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Change that to "MS should've fought this"
Nigel Johnstone | 12/26/03
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your right, this patent is a joke.
RoyTyrellFl | 12/26/03
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there's more
stephen732@... | 12/27/03
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$60 million is a joke to you?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/27/03
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Grow up Bittie...
GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/27/03
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It is a joke IF
AbsolutelyNot | 12/30/03
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Hey, 60 million is nothing, now they have a license.
DonnieBoy | 12/26/03
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this is ms
JWatson77 | 12/26/03
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re : ms should fight this
JWatson77 | 12/26/03
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nah...MS needs to resolve this fluff and move on
jimk_z | 12/27/03
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You believe that rot?
in-DUH-vidual | 12/27/03
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What truth is this?
IT_User | 12/27/03
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whatever
gcoller | 12/30/03
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No...
Martin Marvinski | 12/29/03
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MS just invest money in your competition and industry
FilledOut | 12/26/03
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Good Job MS
Kamakazii | 12/26/03
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excellent spin
tic swayback | 12/29/03
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how come
JWatson77 | 12/27/03
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nice link to patent
snsh | 12/27/03
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Open source is getting squeezed
Anton Philidor | 12/27/03
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You are right...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/27/03
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You are right...Nope
nite_w0lf | 12/27/03
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What does that have to do with MS patents?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/27/03
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Can you point to one example?...
GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/27/03
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How about a LEGAL open source DVD player?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/28/03
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Well?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/28/03
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PLenty oF LegaLstuFf
GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/28/03
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I'll tackle these.
Damon K | 12/28/03
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Bitties blinkered FUD
jellyclock | 12/29/03
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Gee, not a single honest answer in the bunch.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/29/03
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To Bit above: Not a single honest answer?
Damon K | 12/29/03
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Damon K. come on in...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/29/03
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The referee appears to be biased.
Anton Philidor | 12/29/03
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Didn't realize I was playing doubles.
Anton Philidor | 12/29/03
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There are Legal DVD players for Linux
voska | 12/29/03
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XP DOES NOT HAVE DVD PLAYER BUILT IN!
voska | 12/29/03
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I love this guy
tic swayback | 12/29/03
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I had no idea...
Damon K | 12/29/03
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Confirmation! Thanks Anton
IT_User | 12/29/03
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Required Payments for Office DRM software from Microsoft
Anton Philidor | 12/29/03
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Before I go ballistic...
IT_User | 12/29/03
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Open Source DVD player at work?
AbsolutelyNot | 12/30/03
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To TechDiva above...
Damon K | 12/30/03
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You are getting sqeezed!
GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/28/03
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Poor little fellow.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/29/03
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Token Title
Martin Marvinski | 12/29/03
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You missed the point completely.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/29/03
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Why not?
Spoon Jabber | 12/29/03
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Spoon Jabber... Why Not.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/29/03
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Simple question.
Damon K | 12/29/03
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Okay, I'll bite
IT_User | 12/27/03
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Legal problems from violating patents.
Anton Philidor | 12/27/03
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You're right - anything can be patented
IT_User | 12/28/03
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And you cite the very problem I see.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/28/03
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Submarine patents?
IT_User | 12/28/03
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What would you call this patent?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/29/03
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Provide more information
IT_User | 12/29/03
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Oops, sorry
IT_User | 12/29/03
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Three candidate labels
IT_User | 12/30/03
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No open source community? No projects?
Anton Philidor | 12/28/03
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So why didn't it happen?
IT_User | 12/28/03
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Tougher in the big leagues
Anton Philidor | 12/28/03
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So business is complacent?
IT_User | 12/28/03
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Yes, business is being complacent, for now.
Anton Philidor | 12/29/03
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Your vision of the future?
IT_User | 12/29/03
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Because it wasn't a competitor.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/29/03
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Prudence good, paranoia not
IT_User | 12/29/03
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Patents to be ignored?
Anton Philidor | 12/29/03
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Got me buffaloed here
IT_User | 12/29/03
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Close enough.
Anton Philidor | 12/29/03
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Require MS server also?
IT_User | 12/29/03
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How do you find vetted software?
IT_User | 12/30/03
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I don't understand why
michael-t | 12/27/03
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(nt): How much money has m$ paid you so far?
stephen732@... | 12/27/03
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I don't understand why!!
nite_w0lf | 12/27/03
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Um, accounting isn't your strong suit is it?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/27/03
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Thank you for my laugh of the day!
AbsolutelyNot | 12/30/03
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when windows include lcds
JWatson77 | 12/27/03
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(NT) MS again Proves it's etter to STEAL IP and Pay Suits than to Innovate.
Plain Logic | 12/27/03
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(NT) (OOPS) Previous post should read "Better" - not "etter".
Plain Logic | 12/27/03
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MS just do what Sun, IBM, etc etc do
FilledOut | 12/27/03
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This is not a Patent - it's legacy work - reread computer text 202
lbrader | 12/28/03
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Good question, why did MS pay? A possible answer.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/28/03
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Not a great answer...
Anton Philidor | 12/28/03
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Or maybe
nite_w0lf | 12/29/03
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or maybe, just maybe
K B | 12/29/03
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Why they paid
voska | 12/29/03
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Strange Settlement
Emperor_shrub | 12/29/03
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The U.S. Patent Laws need to be completely re-written
pinhchen@... | 12/28/03
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Amen
Update victim | 12/29/03
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Swing patent was meant as a joke
tic swayback | 12/29/03
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Joke maybe, but enforceble
AbsolutelyNot | 12/30/03
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Important message for No_Ax !!!
NT Admin | 12/29/03
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What was 'important' in your post?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/29/03
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It was important to make explicit your deliberate lies
jellyclock | 12/29/03
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Such a poor atttempt, I expected better.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/29/03
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This is a serious issue
NT Admin | 12/29/03
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Trust me, lot better men than you have tried.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/29/03
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My final comment
NT Admin | 12/29/03
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Wonder why...
who_cares | 12/30/03
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