[plug] M$ to patent FAT and charge for it

[Onno Benschop]

On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 15:46, Kai Jones wrote:
> ~sigh~
> What next ? :S

Why are you surprised? MS has been doing this for a *long* time. Give
away a product for free, make people dependent on it, discontinue the
product and put a charged one in its place.

Onno Benschop 

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