Microsoft Troubles - III
Microsoft threatens to Sue The Free World. Groklaw comments on MSFT threatening to sue "Patent Violations". CNN/Fortune Original article (probably) ZDnet (Mary Jo Follet) "Put-up or shut-up" responses: Linus Torvalis The copyright owner of "Linux" and at The Register Eben Moglen senior counsel for Free Software Foundation. Author of 'GPL' (GNU General Public License) used to protect Linux kernel. "we won't sue users": Inforworld reporting MSFT 'Exec'. I like Pamela's wrap (PJ of GrokLaw): Microsoft's real problem in the marketplace is that folks already hate the company's business tactics. Making folks hate them more doesn't sound so smart. Even those who pay up in fear will be looking for a way to get away from a company that acts like that, don't you think? No one respects a bully. And so I take the article as a test, to see what the reaction will be more than an immediate threat. I think Steve Ball...