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First of all, I agree that the legislation is absurd - just to get this out of the way. Your quote seems like a reasonable line of thought, but it's not exactl

by blub 16y ago

First of all, I agree that the legislation is absurd - just to get this out of the way. Your quote seems like a reasonable line of thought, but it's not exactly targeting open source, it's targeting users of pirated software. It could lead to some open source collateral damage, but OTOH it could lead to suppliers switching to opensource software. Why are they running pirated Windows anyway?

evangineer 16y ago
You have to ask what Microsoft's original intent was in lobbying for this legislation in the first place. I can guarantee that Microsoft isn't going to pursue this sort of legal action against companies that are building products on Windows & Windows Phone 7. It is yet another attempt on their part to impose a tax on companies that aren't building on their platforms & the prime target is clearly companies building on open source platforms specifically Linux & Android.