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Documentation Compliance Means MS Can Resume Collecting Protocol Royalties

Posted by Soulskill on from the only-took-seven-years dept.

angry tapir writes "Microsoft may begin collecting royalties again for licensing some protocols because clear technical documentation is now available, according to the US Department of Justice. The change comes after the DOJ issued its latest joint status report regarding its 2002 antitrust settlement with Microsoft. The settlement required Microsoft to make available technical documentation that would allow other vendors to make products that are interoperable with Windows."

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  1. Re:Outrageous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn your pizza analogies, I'm hungry now...

  2. Ahh, shit by inode_buddha · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here we go again, clumsily trying to do the interoperability dance. It reminds me of deja vu all over again...

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  3. Re:Outrageous by Shakrai · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, I should have left it at trade secret. My stupid. I shall now commence pounding my head against the table to atone for my error.

    I also think that we just got trolled, based on the handle of the first poster.....

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  4. Re:Outrageous by davester666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It could be worse. If you've had a few drinks and he used a car analogy, you could be off driving right now...

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  5. Re:Outrageous by symbolset · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have to give him (or her) points for creating a new account that memes another troll username and getting the initial comment with a topical troll message that references the username. That's troll diligence there.

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  6. Congratulations! by Bob9113 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Congratulations, Microsoft, and allow me to offer this toast:

    May you attempt to create a revenue stream and inhibit competition, and continue to poison your long-term success by limiting others' ability to create novel goods and services with your platforms.

    May your long, slow, demise be as stealthy as a panther in the night, so that you may continue not to understand until it is too late to recover and your war chest is too depleted to purchase any particularly egregious laws during your death spasms.

    And finally, may Steve Ballmer always be your public face. He is nearly as amusing as Sarah Palin.

    :)

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    1. Re:Congratulations! by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 4, Funny

      And finally, may Steve Ballmer always be your public face. He is nearly as amusing as Sarah Palin.

      You software hippies are just afraid of Steve Ballmer because of his good looks, his charm, his masculinity, his Christianity, his ability connect to the common user and his overall wonderfulness!

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    2. Re:Congratulations! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yes, someone who throws chairs about so handily must press a lot of benches.

  7. Re: Supposed KFC Recipe by Ginger+Unicorn · · Score: 2, Funny

    CHICKENGREASESALT

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