Microsoft FAT Licensing Plan - No Big Deal?

prostoalex writes "InternetNews.com describes the reaction to Microsoft's decision on FAT licensing. It doesn't look like the company is expecting to make any significant money out of licenses (there's also a cap of $250K, so none of the big guys will have to pay millions to Microsoft). It also doesn't look like Linux companies are stressed over this decision. "We are only accessing FAT32 file systems, not using them. This licensing program is of little interest to SuSE", a Novell/SuSE spokesperson said."

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Re:$250k caps - that's chump change

[hdparm]

$250,000 is chump change to Microsoft.

Well, I guess this statement gives you an answer why MS, Bill Gates, Ballmer... have so much money and you, my friend, never will.

I've stopped reading your post here but I think I also saw figure of $100 M in there. Does line containing this figure say what I thought it would?

Re:$250k caps - that's chump change

[Chira]

Bill Gates is the gate of Bill Clinton's poo hole. Windows=William Is Nuts, Dirty, Oppulent, and Wasteful, Suckah