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...how is this a problem with Microsoft? It seems to me that what Microsoft has done here is exactly what people have been clamoring for it to do with its IP - release it free and clear to the world. In doing so, it became a 'de facto' standard. Now all of a sudden that's a bad thing. What should Microsoft have done? Restrict the use of the fonts, or charge for them? Then everyone would have complained that Microsoft was keeping the fonts 'proprietary'.

You can't have it both ways. Either Microsoft opens up its IP and possibly 'corners the market', or it doesn't and restricts progress.

Besides, since the fonts don't cost anything, what's the big deal? Who is losing money because of this? Isn't that the Linux creed?

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I don't like monopolies either  999ad@... | 06/19/06
why would anybody assume  not of this world | 06/20/06
Nothing to say, but I am the 1st poster! hooray!  Reverend MacFellow | 06/19/06
You got me laughing!!!  NonZealot | 06/19/06
Ummm dude...  Linux User 147560 | 06/19/06
Right. With your post appearing at #2... (NT)  Julien Collot | 06/19/06
you WOULD have been #1  ChazzMatt | 06/20/06
And reading comprehension goes down the tubes  buran | 06/20/06
Wait for it  NonZealot | 06/19/06
Mac  Ediseye | 06/19/06
who cares?  nomorems | 06/26/06
Good grief, go make a font and stop whining.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/19/06
Making them isn't the issue  Michael Kelly | 06/19/06
Wow..  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
There was nothing but whining to understand.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/20/06
And you expect people to take you seriously?  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
She only understands that it is against Microsoft.  B.O.F.H. | 06/20/06
whining  X41 | 06/23/06
A good deed never goes unpunished  TonyMcS | 06/19/06
Totally missed the point.  Fred Fredrickson | 06/19/06
Well Fred Isn't the Point then...  Don Bradley | 06/19/06
Yes, and no.  Fred Fredrickson | 06/23/06
Nope  TonyMcS | 06/25/06
Good grief  Fred Fredrickson | 06/26/06
There is NO issue...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/20/06
Then...  rapson | 06/20/06
not enough explanation  0369 | 06/28/06
It's evil and a monopoly because  buran | 06/20/06
Good Grief  jimk_z | 06/19/06
Some observations about fonts on the web  John Hudson | 06/19/06
Wow, someone with a clue here !  Julien Collot | 06/19/06
Question...  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
MS actually tried to push embedding years ago  j.m.galvin | 06/20/06
Interesting...  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
Embedding and serving  John Hudson | 06/22/06
Users to abandon Linux, MS fonts found  Boot_Agnostic | 06/20/06
And how is...  rapson | 06/20/06
The problem is..  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
OK  rapson | 06/20/06
Monopoly..  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
MS never had any monopoly  stevenwales | 06/20/06
No..  nomorems | 06/26/06
The real problem is that the intention of copyright laws  Update victim | 06/20/06
LAMP  hopefulcoder | 06/20/06
Ok...  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
Don't think that's the problem  j.m.galvin | 06/20/06
Logo  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
????  nomorems | 06/26/06
How can Microsoft enforce this policy?  HypnoToad | 06/27/06

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