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I agree. I don't know anything about that part of the company, though. I work on the web.

• yuhong 13y ago
  I hope it is on Satya's list. I have several other items on my wishlist too such as fixing the OOXML fiasco. I just realized that Office for Windows don't use the "Open XML" term that much inside the software.
• charleslmunger 13y ago
  Unfortunately, that part of the company is still part of your company. And it's a big, visible part. Because of MS's transgressions in the past, you don't get the benefit of the doubt from younger devs. Because you're still behaving like jerks with patents, younger devs know that the company hasn't changed. Microsoft is still extracting software patent royalties from android OEMs this very minute - that's not anyone's pappy, and it's not a vendor overreaching. It's a calculated, evil decision by the highest levels of management.
  • IBM 13y ago
    No it really isn't. They need to pay for a license or not infringe on the patents.
    • charleslmunger 13y ago
      You nearly had me, until I saw your username. Well played.
• ZeroGravitas 13y ago
  "I didn't kill your Pappy, but my brother is severely wounding your sisters".