Microsoft Scrambling to Explain Ballmer Comment on Red Hat Linux http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Scrambling_to_Explain_Ballmer_Comment_on_Red_Hat_Linux/1191963805
On 10/9/07, Anton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hallooya, the dancing monkey is back :) > "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then > you win." http://www.redhat.com/v/ogg/TruthHappens.ogg > We are about to see the last 'then'. > > ps. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Monkeyboy > http://www.metacafe.com/watch/403519/welcome_to_the_so_so/ > > > On 09/10/2007, Harish Pillay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071008205138925 > > > > > > Tom Sanders is reporting that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a talk > > at a > > > company event in the UK last week saying that Red Hat customers need > > to pay > > > Microsoft for its beloved IP, whatever it may consist of: > > > > > > Users of the Red Hat Linux distribution will have to pay Microsoft for > > its > > > intellectual property, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has > > cautioned. > > > "People who use Red Hat, at least with respect to our intellectual > > property, > > > in a sense have an obligation to compensate us," Ballmer said at a > > company > > > event discussing online services in the UK last week. A video report > > of > > > Ballmer's speech was posted online over the weekend. > > > > And so the same song gets replayed. The world is still waiting to know > > what > > the patents are that the Linux community is infringing. > > > > It seems that Baldmer (intended) has nothing else to do apart from > > singing > > the same old song, over and over again - sorta like his "developer, > > developer, > > developer" dance [1]. He really needs a new routine - "patents, > > patents, patents". > > > > Harish > > [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc4MzqBFxZE > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Slugnet mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Slugnet mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet > > -- With Regards, Vernon [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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