On Mon May 14 2007, James Knott scratched these words onto a coconut shell, hoping for an answer: > John Andersen wrote: > > On Sunday 13 May 2007, Philipp Thomas wrote: > >> On Sun, 13 May 2007 18:40:17 -0800, John Andersen wrote: > >>> But I have yet to see Mr Frank Nelson weigh in on this. > >>> > >>> And since he claims authority on this subject I'm sure more > >>> denials of Microsoft's true intent are forthcoming.... > >> > >> If MSFT had that much *enforceable* patents, you think they > >> wouldn't have sued yet? > > > > Why sue and expose your patents to attack fighting something that > > amounts two tenths of one percent of the desktop market? > > Especially when they have been successful in scaring large > > companies away from Linux for years with veiled threats. > > The MS claims remind me of the mob saying "You've got a nice > business here. It'd be a shame if it burned down"
Sounds like a Monty Python skit.. the one about the army , where the two guys in dark suits and sunglasses sidle up to the General and say things like; "You got a nice army here , General, It'd be a shame if anything happened to it.. I mean, fings break, ya know, don' they? " After some more musings by the two fellas, the general walks out in front of the camera and says "No, stop, this is just silly..." and they move to the next skit.. The whole collection of MS related articles on the (email's) subject Sounded like someone was floating a trial balloon to see if they could get any company to pay them for the patent infringement, in order to "protect themselves from MS potential suits." Didn't you guys find it strange the tactics are similar to SCO's against the folks they sued, or threatened to sue? Far better to just suggest you might and wouldn't they like to buy a license, just in case they are using anything that might infringe. So idiot will likely pay you.. And you, don't have to actually prove what software you claim infringes. In fact you don't have to show what apps use your software patented IP. oh no, wait.. isn't that blackmail ????? No one is going to fall for that old saw .... are they? ;-) -- j I've lived in the real world enough, we're all here because we ain't all there. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
