New patents are just a part of existing E3 policy.
jdoe512 | 01/26/04
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So what about the hundreds of other XML patents
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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Pattern of behavior
jasonp@... | 01/26/04
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Why its no big deal
OhMyGosh | 01/26/04
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It's a patent - get over it
rock06r | 01/27/04
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(NT) No more a big deal than bolting apps like IE or Mplayer to the OS :o)
Jack-Booted EULA | 01/26/04
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Grandma, what big teeth you have...
Xunil_Sierutuf | 01/26/04
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We'll soon find out their intentions
John L. Ries | 01/26/04
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Intentions are obvious to those that see.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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Re: Intentions are obvious to those that see
issthatso | 01/26/04
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It's not just Office.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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Yes, but NO ONE will be using Blowhorn...
SloooeShflu | 01/26/04
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It's not just that anybody cares, either.
NoB$ | 01/26/04
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Long in the tooth horn
tic swayback | 01/26/04
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Wonder if they will do that with what they copied from Mozilla?
B.O.F.H. | 01/26/04
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Sorry folks, you're. Come back in two years and see.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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Couldn't that statement work for Linux??
SloooeShflu | 01/26/04
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You wish
Ployd_Farker | 01/26/04
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Most??? You mean 1% don't you.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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What??!!
Ployd_Farker | 01/26/04
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Love the butterfly
CaptainObvious | 01/26/04
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Improvement cycles
voska | 01/26/04
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100 times or 13 years?
rock06r | 01/27/04
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Definition of most of the planet
rock06r | 01/27/04
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speaking of your mother
Ployd_Farker | 01/27/04
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...that effectively kicks open source to the curb...?
NoB$ | 01/26/04
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That doesn't make any sense at all
voska | 01/26/04
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They already did
Sam_Lowry | 01/26/04
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Better than I expected
John L. Ries | 01/26/04
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Yea right, we can trust Microsoft!!!!
DonnieBoy | 01/26/04
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Why do you care, you don't use MS products.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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You NEVER seem to mind bashing linux...
SloooeShflu | 01/26/04
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NO, I bash NOTHING.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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Ok, but try arguing why you think we can trust Microsoft.
DonnieBoy | 01/26/04
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why indeed...
ryusen | 01/26/04
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why indeed...
NoB$ | 01/26/04
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But if you don't use MS Office, why worry?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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For the short term, Linux users need to read MS docs.
DonnieBoy | 01/26/04
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Why do you care
NoB$ | 01/26/04
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Aw, down to name calling again.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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what do you care?
JWatson77 | 01/26/04
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Not whining, laughing.
DonnieBoy | 01/26/04
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Maybe it's because...
John L. Ries | 01/27/04
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Saddam Hussein: WMDs are no big deal (NT)
jnonneman | 01/26/04
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Interesting analogy
Sam_Lowry | 01/26/04
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And they didn't find those either...
TheWerewolf | 01/26/04
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Microsoft's intentions
Michael Kelly | 01/26/04
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Read the patent
Sam_Lowry | 01/26/04
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Where can I read the patent application?
el1jones | 01/26/04
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GPL the schema
Nigel Johnstone | 01/26/04
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Why would they help open source?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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Technically, a for-profit software company has no obligation, but...
Taz_z | 01/26/04
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Aw, you mean hand outs and welfare.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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Exactly...IBM's spent a lot of time collecting food stamps lately, eh?...
SloooeShflu | 01/26/04
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Hardware
rapson | 01/26/04
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It's not about helping OSS
Michael Kelly | 01/26/04
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If they are using oos, they aren't an MS customer.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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There's a LOT more OSS than OOo
Michael Kelly | 01/26/04
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OS neutral
davidpz@... | 01/27/04
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For one thing...
John L. Ries | 01/26/04
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Patent on writing?
solprovider | 01/26/04
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They're not... it's just bad reporting
Sam_Lowry | 01/26/04
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Ever feel like a broken record?
rapson | 01/26/04
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Agreed
rock06r | 01/27/04
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Was I wrong?
solprovider | 01/31/04
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re " Microsoft: XML patent moves no big deal
JWatson77 | 01/26/04
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Explain-Anyone, PLEASE
rock06r | 01/27/04
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly
ioot@... | 08/10/09
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IBM, largest patent holder, no big deal
FilledOut | 01/27/04
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