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Microsoft Paternity Case Settled

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the dos'-baby-daddy dept.

Many readers have written to tell us that last week, a Judge dismissed the defamation law suit brought by Tim Paterson, who sold a computer operating system to Microsoft in 1980, against journalist and author Sir Harold Evans and his publisher Little Brown. The software became the basis of Microsoft's MS-DOS monopoly, and the basis of its dominance of the PC industry."

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  1. Re:Article bias by DogDude · · Score: -1, Troll

    You're right. I'm not surprised though, "The Register" is on par with Slashdot, quality-wise: completely unprofessional, and hype-driven.

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    I don't respond to AC's.
  2. Re:Markets, not quality, decide predominance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Bzzzt Linux and other free software is cheaper as in free.

    Only if your time has no value.

    and oh yeah I almost forgot, please put an annoying and condescending 'bzzzt' in front of what I wrote.