I would advice them to look Microsofts annual reports and see how the Windows and the Office are producing immense profits for the company. And even after substituting other unprofitable businesses the company is making unhealthy (competition wise) ammounts of profits. Are your clients willing to pay this much extra for the companys own claims of security?
This Vista will be enormously expensive to European economy. Only in six largest countries MS Vista will need $40 billion to get it going. I'm not impressed if this is what we wanted.
* Any manufacture, sale, or offer for sale of products by other parties up to the day the patent is issued and published is 100% non-infringing, and
* If patent holder does not enforce their patent in a court of law within 1 year of patent issue, or within 1 year of the beginning of 'infringement', all patent claims against the 'infringer' are void.
* Adding to this, maximum substitution for all infringement cases combined should be 20% of products price.
As Microsoft's opinion is that people can and will change the search box to what ever they like, so why they don't put Google or Yahoo as a default and MSN as separate option and everyone would be happy?
If this isn't the case then Google has an issue to complain!
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I would advice them to look Microsofts annual reports and see how the Windows and the Office are producing immense profits for the company. And even after substituting other unprofitable businesses the company is making unhealthy (competition wise) ammounts of profits. Are your clients willing to pay this much extra for the companys own claims of security?
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Unlimited Potential = Restrict Potential
This Vista will be enormously expensive to European economy. Only in six largest countries MS Vista will need $40 billion to get it going. I'm not impressed if this is what we wanted.
How about metal plate on your skin, like necklace or identification plate?
Given that we're talking about microwaves here. Only if you're covered in Aluminum Foil.
Which is not at all cranky for half of the slashdotters.* Any manufacture, sale, or offer for sale of products by other parties up to the day the patent is issued and published is 100% non-infringing, and
* If patent holder does not enforce their patent in a court of law within 1 year of patent issue, or within 1 year of the beginning of 'infringement', all patent claims against the 'infringer' are void.
* Adding to this, maximum substitution for all infringement cases combined should be 20% of products price.
As Microsoft's opinion is that people can and will change the search box to what ever they like, so why they don't put Google or Yahoo as a default and MSN as separate option and everyone would be happy?
If this isn't the case then Google has an issue to complain!
Whole test seem to ignore one of the key aspects of computing. Different architectures! Is this only a coincidence, I don't think so!