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Still surprised MS doesn't forgo software issues
and buy into raw tangible resources used to make even the components their competitors have to use, the silicon, the nuts and bolts, the plastics and metals that make up consumer and enterprise equipment. With some 40 billion in the bank, its kinda weird to see MS defend or challenge this that and the next software company, especially when OSS solutions are eating at it, Corel, Adobe, and some other proprietary software makers. Oh well, lose enough marketshare in certain fields, they just might 0wn the box, quite literally the materials its made out of. Microsoft Titanium Inc., MS Silicon Co., MSAMD Chips . . . LOL.
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IP Offensive?  htotten | 11/09/04
Let The Games Begin  RobertoSalazar | 11/09/04
I wonder how Microsoft is going to fare against IBM..  Jeff Spicoli | 11/09/04
Are you an idiot?  John Zern | 11/09/04
No, not this time  Spoon Jabber | 11/10/04
Still surprised MS doesn't forgo software issues  FilledOut | 11/09/04
No money in hardware...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/10/04
Rather obvious isn't it?? Well, that said, any atack would cause problems.  DonnieBoy | 11/09/04
Don't fool yourselves...  Tim Patterson | 11/09/04
There is a flaw to your theory....  htotten | 11/09/04
Microsoft is in more danger from Patents  voska | 11/09/04
I agree  lgmbackman | 11/11/04
"speculative blog entry"  Harvey Birdman | 11/09/04
Or does Microsoft's settlement fever...  Yen_z | 11/09/04
With DRM as a selling point...  Anton Philidor | 11/09/04
The Dangers of Software Patents  P. Douglas | 11/09/04
Of course you're right that patents protect...  Anton Philidor | 11/09/04
As well as us little guys....  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/09/04
you own no company or patents  JasonL31 | 11/27/04
Over Cooked  Stephen Wheeler | 11/10/04
Longer Term Objectives  Stephen Wheeler | 11/09/04
Why not stop hypothesising and look at the reality  Richard Flude | 11/09/04
Real Money  Stephen Wheeler | 11/10/04
Cut off the Legal Expense  TomMariner | 11/09/04
No one is looking at the real downside of software patents.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/09/04
What have you done with the real No_Ax?  Monkey_MCSE | 11/09/04
Amen.  htotten | 11/10/04
I agree, except for one thing...  Patrick Jones | 11/10/04
Copyright of software is a fiools errand.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/10/04
uk patent office submission to EU.  hipparchus2000 | 11/16/04
A patent based "attack" can take many forms.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/10/04
same is true of linux  hipparchus2000 | 11/16/04
Is this the same No Ax?  Roger Ramjet | 11/17/04

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