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[Michael Haney]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Dylan McCall <dylanmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I think you'll find that the Mono project is not on shaky legal ground
>> > - it's already been allowed to go on for too long for MS to suddenly
>> > pull the carpet from under Manuel's feet.
>>
>> I fear you are right.
>
> I like to point out here that, if Microsoft hurt Mono, they would also
> anger a very big software developer (EA Games) with regards to a very
> big franchise (The Sims 3)... which would unleash a hoard of lawyers and
> a lot of Mac and iPhone users who are as vocal as us but are armed with
> lots and lots of stickers.
>

I've been pretty concerned about Micro$oft's recent contributions of
open source.  I would not put it past them to do this in order to set
a Patent Infringement Trap for Linux.  It easily fits into the usual
Micro$oft strategy.  Steve "Office Chair Hurler" Balmer has been
waving the "Linux violates our patents" banner for a while now and
still does it despite Micro$oft's OSS contributions.  The point is,
the company has never shown that it can ever be trusted.  Backstabbing
the competition, not playing by the rules, is a tactic which Micro$oft
has turned into an art form.

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