On 8/2/12, Christopher Svanefalk <christopher.svanefalk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Best, > > Christopher Svanefalk > > > > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Richard Vickery > <richard.vickeryrv@xxxxxxxxx >> wrote: > >> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 7:44 PM, Joe Wulf <joe_wulf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Correct... Micro$loth has never passed up an opportunity to bully. >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Digimer <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> *To:* Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 1, 2012 12:54 PM >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: criminal use of linux >>> <snip> >>> >>> Legal fights with companies sitting on the kind of cash MS has is a >>> nearly impossible battle to win, unless you can match them. So this has >>> nothing to do with facts and more to do with bullying. >>> >>> Digimer >>> >> As one who studies laws, and the abuse of political power, I wouldn't >> worry about this; there is absolutely nothing MS can do - it's just a >> mere >> scare tactic. >> > > Richard, please do not see this as a personal criticism, but if that was > indeed the case, then would not the legal departments of the affected > companies (especially Oracle, who most likely has a legal war machine > easily on par with MS) have dismissed it rather than letting the company > succumb to the demands? > Oracle is clearly aligning itself against Google here. Having lost the battle over Java in court, they now think their interests will be best served if Microsoft can succeed in getting a sideways tax on Android through Linux. -- Joel Rees -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
