Should I have the right to sue Oracle and Sun for not including my software on their applications? Does Adobe have the right to sue Redhat for be bundled with GIMP?
This is pure evil. It's like Robinhood, taking from the rich and giving to the poor. The poor, Sun and Oracle, have not been cheated they simply cannot compete with Microsoft. Instead of innovating new technologies stay alive these companies are lobbying that Microsoft be punished for having made/acquired the innovations. This is not capitalism, this is socialism. Besides, any 10 year old can download a Real Player if they choose. Are these actions to protect the ignorant? I think not, they are trying to punish Microsoft for being successful.
I think the answer is to use this same tactic against the spammers. If the link between spammers and viruses is strengthened by non-spammers, the crackdown on spam would much more aggressive.
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Should I have the right to sue Oracle and Sun for not including my software on their applications? Does Adobe have the right to sue Redhat for be bundled with GIMP?
This is pure evil. It's like Robinhood, taking from the rich and giving to the poor. The poor, Sun and Oracle, have not been cheated they simply cannot compete with Microsoft. Instead of innovating new technologies stay alive these companies are lobbying that Microsoft be punished for having made/acquired the innovations. This is not capitalism, this is socialism. Besides, any 10 year old can download a Real Player if they choose. Are these actions to protect the ignorant? I think not, they are trying to punish Microsoft for being successful.
I think the answer is to use this same tactic against the spammers. If the link between spammers and viruses is strengthened by non-spammers, the crackdown on spam would much more aggressive.