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Ballmer Threatens Linux Patent Lawsuits
gillbates writes "Today Microsoft warned several Asian countries that using Linux could subject them to lawsuits, claiming that Linux violates '228 patents'. Apparently, Steve Ballmer believes he can enforce U.S. law in Asia." Ballmer is presumably speaking about this story. So, companies which sell insurance against lawsuits and companies which make competing products both warn of the dangers of using Linux. Maybe someone should point out that Microsoft is battling dozens of patent-infringement lawsuits itself, and any user of Microsoft software (including governments) could also be sued?
Saying the Japanese and Chinese are like the English and the French is the understatement of the year. Japan invaded China to open World War II and killed nearly 30 million Chinese people.
This is my sig.
don't doubt that China happily will ignore anything Mr Ballmer says. China has nukes, M$ don't (I hope).
But (at least Ballmer hopes) Microsoft's IP "rights" would theoretically be protected by the U.S. Government, which has a lot of Nukes.
where there's fish, there's cats
In communist China, ass fucks you!