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A Lawyer's View on the OpenGL Patent Mess

Posted by Hemos on from the divide-and-conquer dept.

PDAJames writes "This article has an interesting take on Microsoft's claims on OpenGL technology. An IP lawyer says that Microsoft could make things difficult for OpenGL if they feel like it, basically. "

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  1. Here we go again. by papasui · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Bash bash bash... Theoretically Microsoft could make it difficult for developers using OpenGL. Theoretically I could take a gun and shoot 12 people but that doesn't mean thats what I'm going to do.

  2. Re:Trying not to bash Microsoft... by NineNine · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If MS produced quality products, I wouldn't care much about their attempts at complete world domination. But, since they don't produce quality products because they don't have to with the monopoly they have.

    Nice troll.


    (Remember Bill Gate's quote from some book I read recently which said (approximately), "You don't want them to want your product, you want them to think they cannot survive without your product. Then you win." Or in rough translation, "Don't worry about creating good products, just manuever yourself into a position where they have no choice but to use your products."

    Wrong again. I *can't* survive without MS in my retail biz. W2K runs it. The best software only comes out for Windows, and Windows is the only OS that's fast enough, and easy enough to use. MS plays a vital part in my business, and I'm happy to pay them because their product is *that* important to me and it works *that* well.