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Microsoft Sees No Conflicts With Patent Initiatives

Posted by Zonk on from the maybe-they-should-look-again dept.

AlexGr writes "According to Eweek's Peter Galli, Microsoft sees no contradiction between its open-source community building efforts and the more-than-thinly-veiled legal threats at Linux and other projects. Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft's vice president of intellectual property and licensing, actually states: 'One makes the other possible, especially at a time like this, when interoperability is so important. Microsoft recognizes the importance of interoperability, which is why we are doing the things we are in our products, why we created the Interoperability Executive Customer Council, and why we are listening to customers.'"

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  1. Vader quote. by u-bend · · Score: 4, Funny

    "There IS no Conflict"

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    u-bend
  2. mmmmmmmmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    thin veal....

  3. Of course by HappySmileMan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Threatening us with lawsuits is part of their plan to HELP us... How did I not figure that one out... It's so obvious

  4. Hmmm ... by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 3, Funny

    'One makes the other possible, especially at a time like this, when interoperability is so important. Microsoft recognizes the importance of interoperability, which is why we are doing the things we are in our products, why we created the Interoperability Executive Customer Council, and why we are listening to customers.' I think he forgot 'And that's why we're threatening to sue people ... to ensure we have interoperability in courtrooms.'
  5. In other news... by sconeu · · Score: 4, Funny
    • War is Peace
    • Freedom is Slavery
    • Ignorance is Strength

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    General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
  6. Microsoft. White Canes "R" Us. by swschrad · · Score: 1, Funny

    they never see wrongdoing on their part.

    Microsoft. the reason there is braille on the keys of the drive-through ATM.

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    if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
  7. Re:Did Microsoft just wake up? by xant · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft has now shown their hand... its got claws in it. Do you want to trust it? The smiling face of someone anticipating getting you into their cat trap could turn into a gun pretty fast if it doesn't get its way.

    I think that metaphor was the octopus of death.

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    It's rare that you're presented with a knob whose only two positions are Make History and Flee Your Glorious Destiny.