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Not quite.
The patent system for software should be thrown out altogether.

I am not welcoming any patent to be used against Microsoft. Patents for software should be thrown out of the door including Microsoft's FAT patent.

If the EU approves this patent thing for software, Microsoft can potentially use this to litigate and make legal threats to EU governments, institutions and individuals for using open source software instead of Windows.

It is going to cost the EU and the world more because these patents for software are there especially to protect the interest of monopolies like Microsoft.
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EU patent legislation should be dropped altogether.  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
Considering...  rapson | 12/08/04
Only if..  Patrick Jones | 12/08/04
Not quite.  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
Unsupported assertion  vferrara | 12/08/04
Can you be sure what Microsoft will do?  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
Can you be sure what God will do tomorrow?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
Easy but unwise comparison.  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
You mean...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
Now hold on there!!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
Be definition patents give you the monopoly  voska | 12/08/04
Hog wash...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
Yes, good point about slavery and objectivity here...  Root User | 12/08/04
I'll show you why you are wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
Root User, please come back for my appology.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
No apologizies needed, I didn't take offense.  Root User | 12/08/04
Are you daft?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
Lawsuits are not needed..  Patrick Jones | 12/08/04
Don't need a patent to make threats.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
But ...  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
I think it is likely that it will be dropped ...  George Mitchell | 12/08/04
Naw, just a stall until the dust settles.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
They don't pay taxes  voska | 12/08/04
And who's fault is that?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
Typical Microsoft lies.  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
Typical Zealot rant...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
The citizens don't count?  IT_User | 12/08/04
Typo?  George Mitchell | 12/09/04
The competitiveness council of the European Union  Squawkbox | 12/08/04
You might do well to get an idea of what it is  Squawkbox | 12/08/04
The Competitiveness Council of the U.S. FTC  IT_User | 12/08/04

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