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Microsoft takes on the free world

Posted by Sander_Marechal on · 4 comments
CNN Money; By Roger Parloff 		Mail this story
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Microsoft claims that free software like Linux, which runs a big chunk of corporate America, violates 235 of its patents. It wants royalties from distributors and users. Users like you, maybe. Fortune's Roger Parloff reports.

[A very good read and a good recap of events. Just one factual error: Not all GPL software copyright belongs to the FSF. — Sander

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Comments (4)

tracyanne ·
Quoting:The Redmond behemoth asserts that one reason free software is of such high quality is that it violates more than 200 of Microsoft's patents.


Microsoft now assert that Free Software is of high quality.
Sander_Marechal Story submitter ·
Hehehe, good catch :-)
tuxchick ·
LOL, good one!

When a business spends more time ragging on their competition than promoting their own wares, that tells you all you need to know about them.
canadianwriterm ·
If you haven't asked this question already, then now's the time: Is Microsoft REALLY the kind of company you want to deal with? Do you REALLY want all your business systems under Microsoft's control? Naaa.

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