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Despite the inflammatory and badly written article, commentators here are missing the point. Microsoft is undeniably making money out of Linux and Android by t
by zimbatm 11y ago
Despite the inflammatory and badly written article, commentators here are missing the point.
Microsoft is undeniably making money out of Linux and Android by threatening companies with their patents and it's good to remind that to people who get enamored with the new Microsoft. This part of Microsoft hasn't changed at all.
To pretend that everything is fine or that the patent system is to blame for Microsoft's actions is just childish. Corporations also react on PR. If nobody says anything and they can get away with bullying others into buying "protection" from them then sure. But it's up to us to hold them to higher standard.
- frik 11y ago> commentators here are missing the point Some of them probably paid individuals, it has gotten worse here on HN and elsewhere. Such tactics are not okay, and are like from the Godfather movie.
- tptacek 11y agoYou can't accuse commenters who disagree with you on HN threads of being shills, even if you don't identify them by name. This is the one form of message board incivility HN actually bans explicitly.