I personally have no problem with this. It is the law after all, and just because we don't like it doesn't mean it is invalid. Using the law to our advantage is not hypocritical, it is perfectly ethical.
This issue is far larger then just IE. We all know MS has stolen other ideas in the past and incorperated them into their software, a victory here could lead to more suits which could seriously disadvantage MS for atleast a few years.
If people expect open source, or other companies to compete with big business, then they have to start acting like the big businesses. The high road is a dead end. The only way to beat MS is to play on their level.
I'm not sure why this is even a big deal. As the article states there are bigger and better tidal power stations. The La Rance power station in France has almost 8 times the capacity and is 40 years old.
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I hope none of those super computers was the webserver or else it's just the top 499 now. :p
1) Power on laptop
2) Wait for smoke and insect screams to die down
3) Ventilate Area
I personally have no problem with this. It is the law after all, and just because we don't like it doesn't mean it is invalid. Using the law to our advantage is not hypocritical, it is perfectly ethical. This issue is far larger then just IE. We all know MS has stolen other ideas in the past and incorperated them into their software, a victory here could lead to more suits which could seriously disadvantage MS for atleast a few years. If people expect open source, or other companies to compete with big business, then they have to start acting like the big businesses. The high road is a dead end. The only way to beat MS is to play on their level.
I'm not sure why this is even a big deal. As the article states there are bigger and better tidal power stations. The La Rance power station in France has almost 8 times the capacity and is 40 years old.
Nothing earth shattering that I can see.