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Ballmer Repeats Threats Against Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-can-only-end-badly dept.

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.""

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  1. Re:The Next Thing You Know.... by gp310ad · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Damn. Finally something funny an my mod points have expired.

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  2. Re:I do not get this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What The Fuck? The parent is a Troll? Maybe someone can explaine that to me?

  3. Just picking up where SCO left off by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Have to keep the FUD going

  4. Re:I will only take this seriously by Rakshasa+Taisab · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What kind of paint chips are we talking about?

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