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Story: Microsoft's draft licence, step by step
Posted by: bobby (Saturday 19 March 2005, 12:57 AM)
protocols != applications. Microsoft, in its capacity as an OS house, must freely pass out the protocols which allow applications to run on that OS. If, in its capacity as an apps house, it refuses to do so, it is in the position of being an illegal monopoly. The obvious remedy is to require MS to split into (at least) two separate companies.. One, OS & the other, Apps.
Charging a company for the privelege of writing apps to run on/with their OS is kind of like Ford charging an after market company for the privelege of making after market parts. Is that next?
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Story: Microsoft's draft licence, step by step
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As usual, a one sided deal to the extreme. Arthur B. -
Excellent article!!
Great digest. Ulrich Hobelmann
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What a stupidly one-sided view of the entire issue... Anonymous
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Hi my name mitsu_pit, I'm an Alien, I came all thi... mitsu_pit
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protocols != applications. Microsoft, in its capa... bobby -
Mr Anonymous Salesperson: Microsoft wrote tha... Chris Rankin -
Microsoft's behaviour is clearly outrage... Boris -
Sarcasm or reverse psychology, Bori... Chris Rankin
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The article is too cynical for me to understand it... Anonymous
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So much for objectivity in reporting..
WTF?
Micros... Adam S
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So in summary, Adam S, you believe that no-on... Chris Rankin
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Adam S, despite what you may think, a protocol is... Trev
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it would be an interesting exercise to calcul... Jezter~
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Looks like Bill Gates is still treating... harry
