This kind of thing really pisses me off. The last several computers I've bought have been without an OS. They are running just fine with a Microsoft-free operating system. For them to threaten vendors who cater to the free software community is reprehensible. Why should we have to pay a Microsoft tax if we don't intend to use their silly bloatware?
Both the I-Opener and CueCat are examples of companies pushing "childish" business models that do not work.
Pointing out that a company is attempting to use coercive tactics to prevent you from doing something within your right is not, to my mind, "childish". Sending out quasi-cease and desist letters without legal merit, on the assumption that the recipients will cease engaging in legal conduct because they don't know better is clearly coercive. I don't know that anyone is specifically intending to hurt their flawed business model -- I just don't see that I need to play along with their games.
I intend to post the CueCat programs to my webpage shortly, and notify Digital Convergence of that fact. And I am a lawyer.
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This kind of thing really pisses me off. The last several computers I've bought have been without an OS. They are running just fine with a Microsoft-free operating system. For them to threaten vendors who cater to the free software community is reprehensible. Why should we have to pay a Microsoft tax if we don't intend to use their silly bloatware?
Both the I-Opener and CueCat are examples of companies pushing "childish" business models that do not work.
Pointing out that a company is attempting to use coercive tactics to prevent you from doing something within your right is not, to my mind, "childish". Sending out quasi-cease and desist letters without legal merit, on the assumption that the recipients will cease engaging in legal conduct because they don't know better is clearly coercive. I don't know that anyone is specifically intending to hurt their flawed business model -- I just don't see that I need to play along with their games.
I intend to post the CueCat programs to my webpage shortly, and notify Digital Convergence of that fact. And I am a lawyer.
Steve