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VFAT patent enforcement was sufficient to declare a permanent personal vendetta against MS. Needless to say MS did half dozen such things during the 00s.
by thriftwy 2y ago
VFAT patent enforcement was sufficient to declare a permanent personal vendetta against MS.
Needless to say MS did half dozen such things during the 00s.
- bmitc 2y agoSo basically irrelevant reasons in 2024.
- the_third_wave 2y agoYes, that dog there did bite your brother and sister and cousin and neighbour but that is months ago so basically irrelevant reasons in 2024. Go on, give it a hug.
- bmitc 2y agoRight. Becuase Apple has never, gasp, done anything anti-competitive or shot down open standards.
- the_third_wave 2y agoWhat does Apple have to do with this? Also why not mention Google, or Samsung, or Huawei or any other supplier of something which resembles an operating environment? The article is about Linux so it's assumed the alternative to whatever Microsoft tries to push is found there, not at the Fruit Factory or the Googleplex or the CCP.
- bmitc 2y agoRead the original comment I replied to. It's relevant because they mentioned Windows, macOS, and Linux but swear not to use Windows. And people often blindly bash Windows and Microsoft when macOS and Apple are 10x worse, which was my most recent point.
- yownie 2y agoWhat your point here exactly? They are both shit companies who peddle shit and anyone with half a brain would be wise to steer clear.