With Mandriva and others rejecting Microsoft's Linux payoff deal, there is a lot of talk lately about Microsoft's new Patent Infringement Protection Plan and how it might not be the “you scratch our backs and we won't stab you in yours” plan that it was initially thought to be."
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peacemaker
16 years 43 weeks 12 hours 14 min ago
“you scratch our backs and we
“you scratch our backs and we won't stab you in yours”
I think that should read:
“you scratch our backs and we won't stab you in yours. Unless our lawyers say we can get away with it, in which case, consider your back stabbed.”
aboutblank
16 years 43 weeks 3 hours 14 min ago
Microsoft's real agenda is preventing
Microsoft's real agenda is preventing people from migrating away from Windows altogether. This means that they won't mind people using alternatives as long as the people choose to remain to be subject to Microsoft. Their interoperability means getting Windows apps working with Linux but not getting Linux apps working with Windows files and protocols. How do I know this - all Microsoft needs to do is publish their file and protocol specifications as well as support open standards as actions to show real interoperation. When they do this, we will all be able to interoperate but they refuse to do the minimun of publishing their specs.