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Ballmer Repeats Threats Against Linux
daria42 writes "Steve Ballmer has reissued Microsoft's patent threat against Linux, warning open-source vendors that they must respect his company's intellectual property. In a no-nonsense presentation to New York financial analysts last week, Microsoft's chief executive said the company's partnership with Novell, which it signed in November 2006, "demonstrated clearly the value of intellectual property, even in the open-source world.""
So MS is now short for MegaSCO?
There is a war going on for your mind.
when he throws a chair.
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
Does anyone remember that South Park episode where Cartman became a cop?
Just think of Ballmer with those aviator sunglasses on (that had the reflection of mountains in the background) shouting: 'You will respect my intellectual propertayyyyy!!!'
I'm going to transform myself into a mighty hawk. Either that or I'll just go and work at Dixons, haven't decided yet.
I somehow doubt Microsoft would be foolish enough to actually fire off patent suits . . . especially when there are other big players with massive patent portfolios and a vested interest in Linux . . .
Secretary: "Mr. Ballmer, I have a group of IBM attorneys in the lobby asking to see you, shall I let them in?"
Ballmer: "My God Man! Do they want to settle my patent suit against Linux?"
Secretary: "I'm not sure what they want sir . . . but they brought a flag.
Linus Torvalds will come home and find the head of a penguin in his bed.
You are reissuing empty threat against Open Source. (Cancel/Allow)?
In Soviet Russia, dots slash you!
Is it time to change the Bill Gates Borg to the Steve Balmer Borg?
RonB
It is human nature to take shortcuts in thinking.
It's taken you 10 years to get your system the way you like it? Is this a Gentoo installation?
"Is it time to change the Bill Gates Borg to the Steve Balmer Borg?"
Maybe. But Bill has to be the Queen Borg.
http://www.xkcd.com/c225.html
Where software?
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"
- Charles Darwin
Ballmer isn't borg enough. The thing with Gates is that he's always been at least a little bit about the technology, hence the borg icon. Ballmer doesn't know his intertubes from his whatchamadoodads. His special ability is vague legal threats and his starter weapon is an office chair.
If he was interesting enough to nerds to deserve an icon, which he isn't, it'd probably have to be something to do with one of the following:
The downside? I'm pretty sure it would lead to a CSI: Intellectual Property, and nobody wants that.
Mr. Hu is not a ninja.
> Watch out, SCO was just fodder, the real fight is yet to come.
Says someone named "Frosty Piss" with no references. Nice troll.
My other car is first.
It's taken you 10 years to get your system the way you like it?
Linus, is that you?
Your attitude is sorta like a guy in Guam saying "hey, if the USA and the USSR wipe themselves out tomorrow, where's the downside?"
I'm a guy in Guam and the USSR *has* wiped themselves out, you insensitive clod!
(No I'm not really a guy in Guam. But I'll be here all week. Don't tell my boss.)
Mr. Ballmer is a sane, level-headed man who knows exactly what he is talking about.
And I, of course, am Napoleon!
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act!" -- George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair)
then what the hell did they pay Novel M$140 for?
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
>P.S. - Vista blows donkey balls.
So much for Vista's "No animal testing" cruelty free status.
Someone should inform PETA.