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Author of Linux Patent Study Contradicts Ballmer

Posted by michael on from the that's-unpossible dept.

An anonymous reader sends us this EWeek story, following-up on the recent Linux patent scare. The author of the patent study is contacted, and says, "Open source faces no more, if not less, legal risk than proprietary software. The market needs to understand that the study Microsoft is citing actually proves the opposite of what they claim it does."

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  1. shock! dismay! woe! by tomstdenis · · Score: 0, Redundant

    A representative of MSFT was talking *smack* about Linux? Who would have thunk it.

    Here's food for thought. If MSFT was truly against *open source* and not their biggest threat [re: linux] they would be bashing *BSD as well.

    Tom

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  2. Film At 11. by /dev/trash · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Bear shits in woods.