[SLUG] Patents

[Pete Redwood]

On Saturday 20 Nov 2004 12:15, Paul Teasdale wrote:
> Earlier this week I wrote:
> >Microsoft.....looking to fight open source software with patents.
>
> Take a look at this from Yesterday:
>
> http://news.com.com/Ballmer+attacks+Linux+on+patent+front/2100-7344_3-54578
>79.html?tag=cd.top

This was sour grapes because several of the Asian countries have shunned 
Microsoft in favour of Linux. That's why Steve Bulmer was in Singapore, 
because the Singapore Government is one account that Microsoft has lost.

The whole patent thing is an interesting issue though. Looking forward to the 
talk in January

Pete Redwood