> Maintenant tu regardes la realite et tu te rends compte que MS ne fait pas ce que tu cites, ils n'emmerdent personne avec leurs patentes.
« Microsoft Corporation grew large and successful without patents, relying instead on copyright. Initially, Bill Gates was very critical of software patentability. However, as Microsoft began to play the game successfully, it became one of the staunchest supporters of software patentability. It has also been involved in promoting software patentability in Europe. Simultaneously Microsoft's has invested ample ressources into a campaign to dissuade governments and corporations from using free operating system. Pointing out the insecurity caused to Free Software by patents and contributing to this insecurity by occasional threats has become an important part of the campaign. At the same time, Microsoft itself appears to be a favorite victim of patent attacks. » http://swpat.ffii.org/players/microsoft/index.en.html(...)
Vu que les opposants à la brevetabilité du logiciel sont largement majoritaires en Europe (cf vote au Parlement), je dirais plutôt qu'en regardant la réalité, ils « emmerdent » beaucoup de monde au contraire.
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Posté par Benoît Sibaud (site web personnel) . En réponse à la dépêche Microsoft pris dans la toile... chronique d'une mort annoncée. Évalué à 1.
« Microsoft Corporation grew large and successful without patents, relying instead on copyright. Initially, Bill Gates was very critical of software patentability. However, as Microsoft began to play the game successfully, it became one of the staunchest supporters of software patentability. It has also been involved in promoting software patentability in Europe. Simultaneously Microsoft's has invested ample ressources into a campaign to dissuade governments and corporations from using free operating system. Pointing out the insecurity caused to Free Software by patents and contributing to this insecurity by occasional threats has become an important part of the campaign. At the same time, Microsoft itself appears to be a favorite victim of patent attacks. »
http://swpat.ffii.org/players/microsoft/index.en.html(...)
Vu que les opposants à la brevetabilité du logiciel sont largement majoritaires en Europe (cf vote au Parlement), je dirais plutôt qu'en regardant la réalité, ils « emmerdent » beaucoup de monde au contraire.