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Microsoft Dislikes Nations Trying to Escape Lock-in

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the iron-fist dept.

Johnny Mnemonic writes "Reuters, link to C|Net, is reporting that Microsoft considers a possible collaboration among three Asian nations to produce their own OS "unfair". You just can't make this stuff up. Shouldn't Asian nations also have the Freedom to Innovate? Or is this merely a dodge by Microsoft to demonstrate that they really do face competition? Will they hire Boies to prosecute their case?"

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  1. I consider it.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ..unfair that Microsoft has tens of billions of dollars in the bank.

    I demand that they disperse one tenth of their worth to me, immediately!

  2. More information.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There's some more information on this, based on Chinese news accounts, at the Hick Tech Center. It's definitely an interesting point of view, seeing as China despises Microsoft Windows.

    1. Re:More information.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Nice goatse link.. was it wrong to go there with images disabled, though? :/

  3. Re:Dear Lord... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    they died for a good reason.

    Stop supporting Israel and problem will go away.

  4. Re:all in time by Iron+Monkey543 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They can change their ways, improve their products, or falter and die

    They could falter and die the SCO way :)

  5. MOD THIS SMART FECKER UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sorry, no mod points

  6. MOD PARENT UP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do it! Now. Stop modding it down as overrated. If you want to mod it down, show some balls, and make the moderation eligible for M2. Fags.

    1. Re:MOD PARENT UP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Heh. Overrated is exactly what it is.

      And balls? This is an online forum, right? BALLS?!?! Get a life!

  7. no i didn't RTFA but by waspleg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    since when did china/asia at all give a fuck about copyrights and patents or infringing on them

    as i recall asia has the biggest pirated everything black market on earth

  8. Re:Microsoft tantrums by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Any asshole who writes a post as sloppy as this doesn't deserve to be taken seriously. Learn how to spell frickin ENGLISH! Geez, every editor in the world today has automatic spell checking. If you don't have the good manners to present your material properly, go ride your bicycle.