frank nelson wrote: > --- John Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> On Thursday 10 May 2007, frank nelson wrote: >> >>>> Says you. >>>> >>>> Find me ONE published report of Ballmer >>>> >> retracting >> >>>> his claim. >>>> Just one !!! >>>> >>>> ... Waiting!!! >>>> >>> You made the original claim, not me. Unless you >>> >> cam >> >>> substantiate the claim, with recent cites, the >>> >> claim, >> >>> as stated, is false. >>> >>> >> Nope, I don't need recent cites. Until retracted >> Ballmers >> statments stand as official Microsoft Policy. >> >> Therefore the onus is on you to find a retraction. >> > > You made a statement that by it's nature is deemed > false if you can not substantiate it. There is no onus > on me to do anything. If you refuse to substantiate, > or retract, I can only conclude that you knew the > statement was false, yet made it anyway, making you a > liar, and no more to be believed than Mr. Ballmer. > > As it now stands, you have no credibility whatever, > and I see no reason to continue any discussion with > you, on any matter whatever. >
Well, I have also seen such claims by Steve Ballmer about this. I have also not seen any retraction. The incident with Novell was last fall and there have been other claims previous to those. So, at least until last fall, MS was claiming Linux infringed MS patents, though they haven't shown any examples. What's happened since then, to show MS has changed it's mind? -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
