Pots and Kettles!
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| Author | Content |
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| dcparris Feb 26, 2007 4:22 PM EDT |
Ballmer == pot_talking_about_kettle Snicker! Snicker! |
| jsusanka Feb 26, 2007 4:51 PM EDT |
this is why ogg should be the industry standard for music format. I mean how many times does the mp3 patent get paid for? the cd music is paying the players are paying for it the computers are paying the software on the computers are paying for it just to listen to cd on computer who knows what else is paying for it this is ridiclous - when will this insanity stop. |
| purplewizard Feb 27, 2007 6:18 AM EDT |
I just wonder if Microsoft has and perhaps does use Linux (or other "infringing" Free Software) in various forms amongst it's operations. If it does and did it would (but can't?) be in violation of its own IP. It's just one example of the terrible dirty laundry that Microsoft can't afford to be seen wearing in public? |
| dinotrac Feb 27, 2007 9:09 AM EDT |
So ... What is the bigger story here? Snickering because our favorite bad boy got slapped hard, or concern that juries are awarding major rewards for mp3 violations , because... As I understand it, Microsoft had more of a license than most of us do...they actually paid millions in license fees to Froenhofer (or howeve that's spelled) for the privilege to create and/or distribute mp3 software. |
| tuxchick Feb 27, 2007 9:23 AM EDT |
I thought the real story here was the US patent system is so fuxx0red that even our favorite evil empire can almost become an object of sympathy. |
| dinotrac Feb 27, 2007 11:28 AM EDT |
tc - Yes. Bingo. Correctimundo!!! Had this been anyone but Microsoft, and it could have been, I think reactions would be different. |
| jezuch Feb 27, 2007 1:29 PM EDT |
I read a description of one of these two patents and thought "WTF????". It's stuff that every Computer Science student knows (or at least should know) how to do... So yes, I kinda feel sympathetic... |
| dcparris Feb 27, 2007 2:01 PM EDT |
I have two angles on this. On the one hand, Microsoft - our most aggravating agitator in the realm of patents - gets a dose of its own medicine, so to speak. On the other, I am fairly certain that the judgement will be greatly reduced. $1.52 billion seems out of line to me, even for Microsoft. I don't know how prosperous the company is, but that kind of payout would surely send their stocks down a notch or two. I agree wholeheartedly with TC - the system is so completely whacked, I just don't even know where to begin. I confess to finding it difficult to feel sorry for MS, namely because of their bullying tactics and accusations about us infringing on their patents. I do wish Ballmer would "put up or shut up". |
| jdixon Feb 27, 2007 2:35 PM EDT |
> I don't know how prosperous the company is... From Yahoo (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=MSFT) Microsoft currently has $26.4 Billion in cash. From Google (http://finance.google.com/finance?q=msft), their net income last quarter was $2.6 Billion. |
| swbrown Feb 27, 2007 5:46 PM EDT |
So I guess now all the people that cried when Red Hat removed mp3 support can see why they did it. |
| dinotrac Feb 27, 2007 5:52 PM EDT |
>So I guess now all the people that cried when Red Hat removed mp3 support can see why they did it. Which is the REAL meaning of this story. |
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