inux -is- going to steal valuable income-generating business, and therefore it should use it's newly acquired patents to sue?
Are they going to use their patents? Yes. Thats why the got them. If they wanted everyone to use.NET, they wouldnt have patented it.
From the Skype FAQ:
Security:
Skype encrypts all calls and instant messages end-to-end for unrivaled privacy. Encryption was necessary since all calls are routed through the public Internet.
Sounds good to me.
Slashdot Mirror
For the people who talk like that: Inhalers.
Its official, Slashdot got hacked.
Next article: "BSD is Dying".
But the whole point of a patent is to prevent other people from using your ideas.
What they do instead is keep adding to the API forcing compatible projects to constantly play catch-up
The keyword here is FORCING. Microsoft OWNS the API, and can therefore stop people from using it. If they 'll extort people, they'll stop them too.
inux -is- going to steal valuable income-generating business, and therefore it should use it's newly acquired patents to sue? Are they going to use their patents? Yes. Thats why the got them. If they wanted everyone to use .NET, they wouldnt have patented it.
From the Skype FAQ: Security: Skype encrypts all calls and instant messages end-to-end for unrivaled privacy. Encryption was necessary since all calls are routed through the public Internet. Sounds good to me.