You are just plain stupid.
It is Russians who are still trying to pass as a "superpower" while in reality they are well behind most of Europe let alone US.
"From my researches, the Scandinavian countries look "
You will be for a shock there if , like for example in Sweden, you will be hit with fine for having two apartments.. ( you don't need that much space according to their government , even if you can afford it.)
"Want to go on vacation? Go to Europe. Go to Mexico. Go to Cuba. But don't go to the USA.
"
Not if you happen to be somebody questioning existence of holocaust.
You will get arrested and thrown in jail for doubting official history.
Welcome to new Europe, the land of free...
What you call "American Attitude" is not specific to US and can be found in just about ever European country.
Do you actually enjoy when outsiders attack your country for trying to follow its laws?
I mean, hell these might be unfortunate laws but calling Americans bullies for trying to enforce their laws is a bit too much.
It is not like US secret service went out and snatched that guy from his own house in Russia...
"He's Russian, the company is Russian, the software is legal in Russia (and should be everywhere).
"
...yet he was snatched for trying to sell it in US.
How fucking unthinkable for US trying to control what gets sold on their territory.
White House, being executive branch, cannot and should not do shit about it.
Like it or not DMCA is part of our law and having White House apologizing to Russians for enforcing existing law is ridiculous.
Nobody gives a fuck about official OS definitions.
Notepad is NOT part of the OS neither is calculator but if customer expectations is that these little apps should be bundled with OS then it is part of the OS ( as far as they are concerned)
Forcing MS to unbundle IE will result will tons of apps breaking , almost to the point as if Common Controls DLL was removed.
Again, nobody gives a fuck about your academic definition of OS.
OS is what market decides it is.
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"by extreme right-wingers "
Looks like anyone who does not agree with you ends up on that list.
You are just plain stupid.
It is Russians who are still trying to pass as a "superpower" while in reality they are well behind most of Europe let alone US.
He wasn't arrested for "for participating in speech that would be free in Russia."
He was arrested for trying to profit from illegal activity.
"From my researches, the Scandinavian countries look "
.. ( you don't need that much space according to their government , even if you can afford it.)
You will be for a shock there if , like for example in Sweden, you will be hit with fine for having two apartments
"I'm so glad I'm not an american. "
...
I remember British embassy in Iraq refusing support for couple of American citizens just before Gulf war.
They were consequently secretly taken out of the country by Polish secret service ( which for some reason was operating in Iraq.)
On hell of a allies we have there in Britain
"Want to go on vacation? Go to Europe. Go to Mexico. Go to Cuba. But don't go to the USA. ...
"
Not if you happen to be somebody questioning existence of holocaust.
You will get arrested and thrown in jail for doubting official history.
Welcome to new Europe, the land of free
There was no pimping there.
Adobe reported violation of valid law and law enforcement representatives were obligated to follow that complain.
". I think I'll stay right here in Denmark, "Home of the free, Land of the fairly reasonable" :)
"
Don't be so sure.
I can freely display swastikas here is US, an offense for which I would probably be arrested in your beloved Denmark.
Yep.
Romans kick(ed) ass.
What you call "American Attitude" is not specific to US and can be found in just about ever European country.
Do you actually enjoy when outsiders attack your country for trying to follow its laws?
I mean, hell these might be unfortunate laws but calling Americans bullies for trying to enforce their laws is a bit too much.
It is not like US secret service went out and snatched that guy from his own house in Russia...
We don't expect them to make a profit breaking the law.
Huge difference if you ask me.
Your argument was decent up until your sig. ...
Then everything went downhill real fast
"He's Russian, the company is Russian, the software is legal in Russia (and should be everywhere).
"
...yet he was snatched for trying to sell it in US.
How fucking unthinkable for US trying to control what gets sold on their territory.
Are you serious ?
White House, being executive branch, cannot and should not do shit about it.
Like it or not DMCA is part of our law and having White House apologizing to Russians for enforcing existing law is ridiculous.
You are correct.
I am pretty sure this Russian guy thought it was one of these "dead" laws that nobody gives a fuck about it.
"the greedy corporate entity. "
He is part of greedy corporate entity trying to make money off weaknesses of other corporate entities.
He is not being charged for TALKING but for trying to sell his program in US.
Please, at least get that streight.
"little diplomatic hell for screwing with one of their own. "
Not Russians.
They have history of wasting millions of their own for no reason whatsoever so I highly doubt they will make much out of it.
Well, that is a perk of being the biggest kid on the block.
"MS is regressing technologicially. "
I am yet to see that.
"Linux is continually moving forwards. "
Well, I would say continually trying to catch up with commercial offerings.
". Sheer product quality CAN eventually defeat Microsoft"
I don't see that quality. At least it does not stand out as compared to other available options.
"Please join with me in wishing cancer on Mr. Gates.
"
Oh come on, we all are jealous of his success but you are going too far with this here.
Nobody gives a fuck about official OS definitions.
Notepad is NOT part of the OS neither is calculator but if customer expectations is that these little apps should be bundled with OS then it is part of the OS ( as far as they are concerned)
Forcing MS to unbundle IE will result will tons of apps breaking , almost to the point as if Common Controls DLL was removed.
Again, nobody gives a fuck about your academic definition of OS.
OS is what market decides it is.
Yeah, that is exactly what is happening there.
Mozilla is wrong here.
"-class thick-as-pigsh*t Thatcherite that makes up most of the country"
Yeah, right.
It is your lovely Labor dude.
"They steal and copy or outright buy the innovations of OTHERS "
This is what OpenSource community is all about.
Just about EVER project there is ripoff of some existing commercial product.