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Story: Microsoft's EU proposal is monstrous, says Samba
Posted by: Anonymous (Friday 25 February 2005, 9:32 PM)
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The critics of the EU - Microsoft agreement are correct, the agreement will stifle inovation.
Why should SAMBA or any other Open Source Software project derive the benefits from developers of proprietary software without either indemnifying the original developer or providing financial reward ?
Being forced to provide source code or protocol specifications to open source vendors is a disincentive to comercial software vendors from innovating their software.
Why should SAMBA derive all the new features in SMB/CIFS (such as support for Kerberos authentication, Encrypting File System, Roaming Profiles, Distributed File System) without recompencing Microsoft ?
The EU decision was stupid and politically motivated.
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This all makes one huge assumption:
Microsoft innovates.
We hear stories about how Microsoft buys up companies left and right. Why not actually CREATE something for once? I mean, if they know their own software, they wouldn't NEED to buy out some antivirus software company.
Oh, yeah, better still, how about PROPERLY ENGINEERING your products for a change so you wouldn't NEED to buy some antivirus software company (at their side) or antivirus software (for the end user side)?
Sorry, pal, astroturfing gets you nowhere.
Full Talkback thread
Story: Microsoft's EU proposal is monstrous, says Samba
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If SAMBA or ZDNet tell us which parties in the EC... Thomas Zunder -
Thanks for your comments Thomas. In the inter... Ingrid Marson -
Perhaps someday clueless politicians and judges wi... Arthur B.
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I really hope the EU commission stops Microsoft fr... Edward Menston
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The problem with Samba is that it is about 2.... Lars
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The EC spokesman did not comment, possbliy because... Anonymous
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Read more about Samba here:
http://www.grokla... Lars
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Well, I guess Microsoft was right all the tim... richard
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The critics of the EU - Microsoft agreement are co... Anonymous
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The critics of the EU - Microsoft agre... Yours truly
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The critics of the EU - Microsoft agre... Anonymous -
The EU's decision was bound to happen.
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"Why should Microsoft...?"
Because they are b... Chad R. Larson
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Peter, Lan expert above, mentions that h... harry -
Breaking News Feb 8th, 2016: Microsoft Lobbys Euro... Tom Cully
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The royalty fee game is used to drive companies ou... cm hunter
