John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote in news:RiSDl.5286$Lr6.2448
@flpi143.ffdc.sbc.com:
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> I am wondering how many arguing against Microsoft in this thread live
> in countries that either have no intellectual property law or do not
> enforce American intellectual property rights. And they probably have
> never paid for software.
>
> The irony.[/color]

Uh, no.

The irony is that MS has accused developers of Linux distro's and Linux s/w
of infringing on like 100 and some patents that MS claims they own.

And then, they go out and do the same thing. (Allegedly.)

This has nothing to do with who lives where, it's the pot calling the
kettle black, and a 100 other cliche's.

The whole patent thing, and IP, is waaaaaay out of hand. And unfortunately,
with the state of the legal system in the US, it's usually *much* less
expensive to just settle and pay them, than it is to fight and be
vindicated. I'm sure it isn't what the 'founding fathers' had in mind.