money.cnn.com — ree software is great, and corporate America loves it. It's often high-quality stuff that can be downloaded free off the Internet and then copied at will. It's versatile - it can be customized to perform almost any large-scale computing task - and it's blessedly crash-resistant. A broad community of developers, from ...........
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geronimoMay 14, 2007
Yes, let's think. Nothing is stopping them from taking this to court and settling this once and for all, showing the world just how strong their claims are.
cielo23May 14, 2007
Microsoft is probably panicked because Ubuntu came out of nowhere and kicked ( still kicking ) ass! MS sounds like a bunch of whiny crybabies at this point. :*p
jm9206755May 14, 2007
Reminds me of what many ancient peoples did to conquered theocratic states: Burn the city to the ground, kill all the men, sell the women and children into slavery, and salt the ground where it stood.
dentMay 14, 2007
The whole thing is a croc. Microsoft is obviously trying to install fear of Linux within the corporate world. Hey, if it worked for Bush, it will work for Gates...
carzorstelatisMay 14, 2007
How did meritless FUD like this ever make it to the frontpage?(btw, I'm a Windows user. It doesn't mean I think that Microsoft's patent claims are anything other than Ballmers**t)
williamdyerMay 15, 2007
Every desktop Linux user had to go to the trouble of installing an OS.By comparison to the typical retail customer, EVERY Linux user is a power user and opinion leader.That makes them ten times more dangerous than a Mac "conquest" customer.
2012Jun 5, 2007
Oh..Sorry about that.i'm embarrassed. try to be smart and see what happens. darn.