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Microsoft Attacks Google on Copyright

Posted by Hemos on from the how-is-blistering-is-blistering dept.

The Microsoft Corporation has prepared a blistering attack on rival Google, arguing that the Web search leader takes a cavalier approach to copyright protection. The attack, such as it were, came from Microsoft's Associate General Counsel who was giving a speech to the Association of American Publishers...who have a copyright lawsuit against Google for the last sixteen months. So, an audience ready to hear about how Bad Google is.

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  1. Yesterday, today, tomorrow by vivaoporto · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Yesterday: Microsoft watches with disdain while $company break through unknown waters
    Today: Microsoft attacks $company initiative as being illegal, immoral and bad for business in general
    Tomorrow: Microsoft try to embrace the very same business model of $company, only with a layer of DRM on top of it, and try to leverage it using the profits of the OS and Office division.

    Nothing different from all other endeavors from our good old Microsoft. Who didn't have it coming?

  2. Anyone Else Seeing a Pattern Here? by jeevesbond · · Score: 5, Interesting

    GNU/Linux

    1. Microsoft attempt to compete with GNU/Linux via conventional methods: reducing cost (releasing free--as in beer--versions of products), advertising that TCO is higher for Linux than Windows (it's a lie, but what else should we expect them to say?)
    2. Conventional methods fail so Microsoft falls-back to good old fashioned dirty tricks: making spurious allegations about 'intellectual property'.
    3. ...
    4. Profit!

    Google

    1. Microsoft attempts to compete with Google via conventional methods: producing a competing services with similar capabilities. Then advertise the services as usual, and throw in a bit of IE7 integration in the name of 'choice'.
    2. Conventional methods fail so Microsoft falls-back to good old fashioned dirty tricks: making spurious allegations about 'intellectual property'.
    3. Throw chair across room
    4. ...
    5. Profit!

    Personally am getting a feeling of: 'same bilge, different day' from Microsoft.

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    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.
  3. Such as it were, indeed by P0ldy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Perhaps this comment is superfluous since the only person backing you up is an Anonymous Coward, and maybe that's you attempting to vindicate yourself. However, no reply attacking your intelligence, right though they were, gave the reason why the phrase is correct. "Such as it were" is an example of the subjunctive. It's a mood. Pick up a grammar book if you want further explanation. The selfsame mood is the reason for the phrase "Were I to go out...". What?? Were I? You don't say I were. You say I was! Yes, it's the subjunctive, and it's a part of so many languages and would still be important even if it were as little used as it is in English.