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MS patents/IP and open source...
Many look at this as a way for MS to "fight" open source. I think there may be a lot more to it than that and MS is looking to turn open source into another marketing and delivery channel for their technology and products.

How so you ask. Here's some food for thought. MS will grant a license for their XML schema(s), but it can NOT be open sourced. (See their license.) In fact they are granting a good number of licenses for many of their technologies, but again none of it can be open sourced.

So, that means third party developers (maybe even MS someday) will build add ons to Linux to allow interoperability with Windows systems. Say a dozen or so become popular. That means along with your Linux distro you will BUY say 5 or 6 add ons from MS (or third parties) for a nice fee (maybe as much as Windows itself) and have to authorize/register them via a MS web site, and agree to the included MS EULA.

Either way you do, MS sells more product and it truly does become *Windows Everywhere".
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TRANSLATION= TARGET is OPENSOURCE  harmison | 11/08/04
Are you just catching on?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
Yes we know  Jeff Spicoli | 11/08/04
Isn't $1.4 billion a year enough?  Anton Philidor | 11/08/04
Of course, and the rest can simply be STOLEN!  Jeff Spicoli | 11/08/04
Please, stop crying, it'll be alright.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
You are correct, but...  bugmenotznet | 11/09/04
No lagniappes for Microsoft.  Anton Philidor | 11/08/04
How soon you forget  Taz_z | 11/08/04
Historically they have no cared that much about IP.  B.O.F.H. | 11/08/04
True, but they learned from the court actions.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
Now if only they can figure out how to stop bleeding employees?  B.O.F.H. | 11/08/04
Bledding? More like a scratch no one cares about.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
Message has been deleted.  B.O.F.H. | 11/08/04
As I said...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
Speaking of bleeding, how is IBM doing??  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
According to the trade press and financials, quite weel  IT_User | 11/08/04
Are you serious dude?  SantiagoCrespo | 11/08/04
Google is just a large Linux cluster of PC's.  B.O.F.H. | 11/08/04
On second though, I do think they are learning,..  B.O.F.H. | 11/08/04
Fat Rejected?  alterego_z | 11/08/04
Only part of it  htotten | 11/08/04
REAL Title: MS Threatens Open Source with Patent Litigation  BanjoPaterson | 11/08/04
Not to worry...  Yen_z | 11/08/04
So what?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
YES!  Jeff Spicoli | 11/08/04
Not a chance.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
More bad news.  Yen_z | 11/08/04
And that matters in what way?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
No_Ax, how about a link?  IT_User | 11/08/04
Better Go read up on Sun...  Yen_z | 11/08/04
Yes, it has gone both ways.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
Microsoft--license to deal  Loverock Davidson | 11/08/04
Same Song and Dance  htotten | 11/08/04
I believe...  rapson | 11/08/04
You're right  Loverock Davidson | 11/08/04
Sorry  rapson | 11/08/04
Of course they are.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
Sure are  Loverock Davidson | 11/08/04
Valuable IP...  Cardinal_Bill | 11/08/04
Microsoft avoids court cases  Anton Philidor | 11/08/04
MS patents/IP and open source...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
de facto standards  Anton Philidor | 11/08/04
Even more than that...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
Anton, interesting no one has anything to say.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
I'll give it a try..  Patrick Jones | 11/08/04
Not really...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
Why buy?  Patrick Jones | 11/08/04
Because no one is going to do it for nothing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
You may want to actually do a little more research.  Patrick Jones | 11/08/04
Sorry I don't see your point, quite embarrassing really  Richard Flude | 11/08/04
If anybody doesn't need support, it's No_Ax.  Anton Philidor | 11/08/04
Enough is enough  Richard Flude | 11/09/04
It kind of bothers me...  Cardinal_Bill | 11/08/04
There is something to be done about it...  Anton Philidor | 11/08/04
Could be...  Patrick Jones | 11/08/04
Nope, afraid not...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
Show me your proof..  Patrick Jones | 11/08/04
Here you go...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/04
Gee wrong again  Richard Flude | 11/08/04
Hmm. Once again you are wrong.  Patrick Jones | 11/08/04
I've said this same thing  voska | 11/08/04
why would ya bother to pay for .NET  Monkey_MCSE | 11/08/04
NoAx and Anton are so funny  hipparchus2000 | 11/08/04
Windows Everywhere?  George Mitchell | 11/08/04
Microsoft's politesse  Anton Philidor | 11/08/04
Surely you and No-Ax can't be that dumb  Richard Flude | 11/09/04
Well, that is one way . . .  James Dean_z | 11/08/04
this is what has happened already  hipparchus2000 | 11/08/04
This will be GOOD for free software!  George Mitchell | 11/08/04
Hello  Jeff Spicoli | 11/09/04
Yes  Jeff Spicoli | 11/09/04
He  Jeff Spicoli | 11/09/04

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