It seems like everyone in this thread is assuming the EU is just going to take it, but no where in that story did I read that they had made a response or statement. They haven't given in yet, it'll be interesting to see how this story unfolds.
I don't see why Microsoft should have to turn over their source code without any kind of compensation. They did develop the product, and it seems to me that they should be able to profit from it. In my opinion the demands of the EU are in this case unreasonable.
Doesn't seem to me that there's anything all that innovative about the look and feel to Photoshop, I can't think of anything as far as the look that they even could take out a patent on, I've seen just about all of that in one way or another in some other older programs.
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It seems like everyone in this thread is assuming the EU is just going to take it, but no where in that story did I read that they had made a response or statement. They haven't given in yet, it'll be interesting to see how this story unfolds.
I don't see why Microsoft should have to turn over their source code without any kind of compensation. They did develop the product, and it seems to me that they should be able to profit from it. In my opinion the demands of the EU are in this case unreasonable.
or you could just unplug from the net while you read it
mirrordot doesn't seem to have it either.
Doesn't seem to me that there's anything all that innovative about the look and feel to Photoshop, I can't think of anything as far as the look that they even could take out a patent on, I've seen just about all of that in one way or another in some other older programs.
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