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Actually, what you say is just not true. The cooperative development model
works very well and creates a ton of innovation. IBM contributes a ton to Linux and makes a ton. The best and the brightest in the world contribute to Linux, and there is no need for royalties.

On the contrary, proprietary closed source creates way to much friction, and makes it impossible to freely collaborate and build on one another's work.
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Microsoft should litigate on every disputed patent  croberts | 03/23/09
Well you should try to get use to it  Quebec-french | 03/23/09
Atmosphere of theft  Update victim | 03/23/09
Software is not hardware  InAction Man | 03/23/09
Actually  happyharry_z | 03/23/09
Actually, what you say is just not true. The cooperative development model  DonnieBoy | 03/23/09
Thanks for arguing and fulfilling my prophecy  InAction Man | 03/23/09
Right on...  storm14k | 03/23/09
What a load.  none none | 03/23/09
It would be an absurd business model.  kozmcrae | 03/23/09
You arrogant little myope  croberts | 03/23/09
You do show amazing arguing skills.  InAction Man | 03/23/09
Look for MS to figure out a fast way to exit this mess they created for  DonnieBoy | 03/23/09
There's a really simple solution  happyharry_z | 03/23/09
Greedy maybe?  Samic | 03/23/09
And, can TomTom force all of their users to re-format their USB sticks????  DonnieBoy | 03/23/09
Actually, the FAT file system creates no end of problems, and there are  DonnieBoy | 03/23/09
Easy Workaround Design  carl0ski@... | 03/24/09
M$ will face the music!  Linux Geek | 03/23/09
Would be nice...  Dave32265 | 03/24/09
Gotta love the oneliners...  croberts | 03/23/09
Why do you insist on using lame analogies?  InAction Man | 03/24/09

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