[plug] Another unbeleiveable M$ statement....

[Rob Hall]

I like this one...

"We're not letting the patent get in the way of open specifications.... Our
general policy in the [consortium] has always been broad and open licensing
as to any submissions we make."

YEAH RIGHT!!!!!!!!

Regards,


Rob Hall


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
> Of David Buddrige
> Sent: 07 February 1999 14:38
> To: plug at linux.org.au
> Subject: [plug] Another unbeleiveable M$ statement....
>
>
> Me thinks that someone at Microsoft has read 1984, and thought it
> sounded like  good idea!!  How's this for double-think, self
> contradiction and hypocricy:
>
> "Microsoft says any concern over the patent is misguided, since the
> company only uses its patents as a defensive mechanism. The idea is
> simply to use patents as needed to protect against others who might
> wrest control over open standards using their own proprietary
> technologies. "
>
> Yair... like someone who has the nerve to use something other than
> M$ Windows perhaps???
>
> You can read the rest of the article at:
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/17741.html?wnpg=2
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave...
>
>