At 08:10 PM 5/21/07 -0400, Neil Cherry wrote:
>But there is still something bothering me about this whole thing.
>What' MS really up to? They had to know that they would get this
>kind of reaction. Something else is up I just haven't figured
>out what yet. I hope someone does, soon.

I looked at the Computerworld article, and thought about this,

"...the Redmond, Washington, software company signed a Linux deal with 
Novell Inc. that indemnifies the company against Microsoft patent claims 
over Linux. Last week, Dell Inc. joined the deal, becoming the first 
hardware vendor to do so. "

Has MS traded "protection" for some agreement (like not distributing OSS)?

Maybe IBM can hire everyone in the country at no pay, thereby extending the 
protection to all of us.

Barry

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