On Friday 24 February 2006 05:39 pm, der.hans wrote: > Am 24. Feb, 2006 schwätzte Joshua Zeidner so: > > http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=9C46B7CD-67E3-46E6-A23F-6C > >6BEF6A1DD3 > > Looks like the same old blah to me. If m$ was in .ca.us it might be doing > hard time due to the 3 strikes laws, but barring that it'll be business as > usual because the minor legal annoyances don't outweight the ill-gained > income or market share. yep. m$ can't be nailed -- ever. they have too much money and we all know that money talks everything else walks in our system of justice. > > ciao, > > der.hans > > > also Financial Times had a good article yesterday. > > > > BTW- Bill Gates + Google CEO will be on C-SPAN 2 tonight... should be > > good. > > > > On 2/24/06, Jerry Davis wrote: > >> On Friday 24 February 2006 03:22 am, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > >>> there are definately major things happening in this space: > >>> > >>> http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/opensource02162006.htm > >>> > >>> Also microsoft is facing a brand new anti-trust lawsuit. I think this > >> > >> one > >> > >>> will sink the ship. > >> > >> please provide a link or links for this assertion. > >> > >>> On 2/24/06, Technomage wrote: > >>>> ran across this in a linux based newsgroup. > >>>> > >>>> looks like interesting things are happeneing. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --------------- Forwarded message (begin) > >>>> > >>>> Subject: IBM Probes Microsoft's Relationship with SCO > >>>> From: Roy Schestowitz > >>>> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:15:50 -0700 > >>>> Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy > >>>> > >>>> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/260537_msftibm23.html > >>>> > >>>> IBM demands documents detailing Microsoft's rivalry with Linux > >>>> > >>>> "IBM Corp. is seeking to compel Microsoft Corp. to hand over internal > >>>> documents detailing its rivalry with the Linux operating system, in a > >>>> move that could shed new light on the Redmond company's response to > >> > >> one > >> > >>>> of its biggest competitive threats." > >>>> > >>>> "...It's the latest development in IBM's long-running legal dispute > >> > >> with > >> > >>>> the > >>>> SCO Group. SCO, a software company based in Lindon, Utah, has filed > >> > >> suit > >> > >>>> against IBM and other companies, alleging that components of its Unix > >>>> software were added illegally to Linux. > >>>> > >>>> Microsoft isn't a party to the litigation, and it says it's not > >> > >> involved. > >> > >>>> But > >>>> that assertion has been under scrutiny since 2003, when Microsoft > >> > >> began > >> > >>>> licensing Unix technology from SCO. Ultimately, the related payments > >> > >> from > >> > >>>> Microsoft to SCO totaled more than $16 million, or 21 percent of SCO's > >>>> revenue that year..." > >>>> > >>>> --------------- Forwarded message (end) > >>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > >> -- > >> Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown > >> Registered Linux User: 275424 > >> > >> This email's random fortune: There are more things in heaven and earth > >> than > >> any place > >> else. > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown Registered Linux User: 275424 This email's random fortune: No matter where I go, the place is always called "here". --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss