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microsoft: use windows or we’ll sue

Published 2007-05-14 by Hugh

From boingboing:

Microsoft has announced that Free Software users — including everyone who … uses Ubuntu Linux — are violating at least 235 of Microsoft’s patents, though they don’t say which ones. Microsoft are now threatening end users of GNU/Linux (that’s you and me again) with lawsuits unless we pay them protection money. “Nice operating system you got there, it’d be a shame if something were to happen to it.”

For the original article in Fortune, see: Microsoft takes on the free world.

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3 Comments

  1. David (Vendu Chez Nous Admin) David (Vendu Chez Nous Admin) 2008-10-23

    I’m really happy this has mostly blown over. Ubuntu is such an amazing dystro. I use it on most of systems.

  2. Amy Morris Amy Morris 2010-07-27

    operating systems can either make or break your system that is why it is wise to choose a vey stable one..;.

  3. Calcium Ascorbate : Calcium Ascorbate : 2010-10-24

    Linux is still the best when it comes to stability and Windows for ergonomics;:’

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