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MS-Sun Agreement Leaves Opening For OO.org Suits
newentiti writes "We all know Microsoft paid $900,000,000.00 to Sun and they also signed a LIMITED PATENT COVENANT AND STAND-STILL AGREEMENT. The agreement basically states that Microsoft will not sue Sun for any patents for the next 10 years and vice versa. What's really interesting is that according to this story the agreement had a special provision that lets Microsoft sue anybody, including Sun, over OpenOffice.org. I wonder what Microsoft had in mind?"
Maybe Microsoft wants to sue them for the "Office" part? Appearently they thought they could sue Lindows for the "indows" part...
There's an old saying that says pretty much whatever you want it to.
I wonder what Microsoft had in mind?
Why, global domination, of course!
Do you like German cars?
including Sun, over OpenOffice.org. I wonder what Microsoft had in mind?"
I'm going to go out on a limb here, and say, perhaps, suing?
Never confuse volume with power.
I wonder what Microsoft had in mind?
Rebranding the planet Microsoft Earth®
There's an old saying that says pretty much whatever you want it to.
Maybe I'm putting too much faith in Sun, but I'd like to think that if Microsoft sued OO, then Sun would help them out.
I wonder what Microsoft had in mind?
No wonder. It's clear that Clippy is going to sue erstwhile Office users under the "Alienation of Affection" provision of the EULA you clicked through so quickly under the heated passion of the moment.
"Provided by the management for your protection."
Yeah, because java is so much worse than .NET.
Part of the analysis reads:
The rest states that Sun has to give Microsoft legal aid in bringing lawsuits against users of Open Office. Also, Microsoft will pay Sun a confidential sum for its troubles for providing that legal aid.
So, MS can sue Sun for using OO, and require Sun to help MS sue Sun, but then MS has to pay Sun for such aid???
That series of stories could be almost as entertaining as te SCO Follies!
visa versa? is that like the back side of your credit card?
10 ?"Hello World" life was simple then
Just please don't let them change it to Firemoth or Thundercat!
Telcos have alot of dark fibre in the States. Most people assume that's optical fibre...but it's actually moral fibre.
IANAL
With reasoning like that, you should be! I think you could really help SCO's case.
People wised up and realized that the internet is an evil place. Noone can be trusted. Least of all open source software users and developers. The only way to be secure in one's information is to trust MS and MS alone. Its really the natural evolution of things. Me thinks you doth protest too much.
Hasn't Microsoft(TM) patented the word(TM) Office(TM) along with the words Windows(TM) and Word(TM)?
The mere existence of OpenOffice.org is a blatant disregard for copyright laws!
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* Copyright Microsoft 1980-2100. All Rights Reserved. Resistance is futile.
visa versa
I can see the VISA ad: "Because Microsoft won't take American Express"
Open Source Java Web Forum with LDAP authentication
visa versa
Jesus Christ. How hard is it to use simpler terms if you don't know that the *complex* ones mean? Lets atleast try to keep it a little professional editors. Please.
OpenOffice.org software download: free
Patent agreement between Sun and Microsoft: $900,000,000
Getting flamed by an AC for misspelling "vice": priceless
There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's visa versa.
I also cannot reveal my True Identity (tm), but I have heard from very reliable sources that anyone saying "Scott McFreaky" is an imposter.
But, because I am so scared of revealing my True Identity, this posting MUST be true because who would just randomly make up something like this, hmmm??