Microsoft's reignites its war on Linux

Posted by SamShazaam on May 14, 2007 9:13 PM EDT
Linux-Watch.com; By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols 		Mail this story
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on May 14 claimed that "Linux violates over 228 patents. Someday, for all countries that are entering WTO [the World Trade Organization], somebody will come and look for money to pay for the patent rights for that intellectual property." With that comment, Microsoft declared war against Linux and open source yesterday... Oh wait. My mistake, Ballmer made that attack in November 2004.

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There's an old saying tracyanne 18 2,260 May 17, 2007 7:12 AM
report means the opposite of what Ballmer said it means henke54 1 1,519 May 16, 2007 5:58 AM
There's even a quote from Gandhi himself vainrveenr 8 1,888 May 15, 2007 7:50 PM

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