El sáb, 11-11-2006 a las 20:16 +0200, Oron Peled escribió: > Julian Daich said that some 300M$ is too much money for a patent agreement > because suing Linux companies won't get you as much money. He is > just doing the wrong math:
> > * The growth of the Linux market does a lot more damage to MS. Slowing the > penetration of Linux is a must for MS. Using FUD like "only the customers > of that Linux company have legality assurance" is one way to help them. And in this case, the way for Microsoft to get back their 348M$ is having a sales or distribution agreement with such Linux company. > > * Sabotaging ODF is also critical for MS. Otherwise, it has the potential > to damage the biggest MS cache-cow. Novel is helping them to spread > their alternative and cast a shadow on ODF acceptance. It is also a distribution agreement about a Microsoft format. > In both cases the money comes from sales after a sales or distribution agreement but not directly from patent lawsuits. So effectively I think it is more than just a patent agreement. > > We'll have to wait and see about that > > Sure. Let's wait for the Vista to clear ;-) > -- Julian Daich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
