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Canonical Turns Down MS's Patent Deal

Galen · 2010-06-14 14:36:34

“That’s extortion and we should call it what it is. To say, as Ballmer did, that there is undisclosed balance sheet liability, that’s just extortion and we should refuse to get drawn into that game.”–Mark Shuttleworth http://techrights.org/2010/06/09/microsoft-extorts-ubuntu/

14-06-2010 2:36pm

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Galen

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“That’s extortion and we should call it what it is. To say, as Ballmer did, that there is undisclosed balance sheet liability, that’s just extortion and we should refuse to get drawn into that game.”
–Mark Shuttleworth

http://techrights.org/2010/06/09/microsoft-extorts-ubuntu/

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#2 14-06-2010 4:24pm

Khannie

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The question I saw get raised was whether or not Ubuntu could afford the legal battle. They're offering protection from lawsuits to paying customers though which was seen as a move towards the market share that RedHat have at enterprise level. I think they're a *long* way away from being taken seriously there though unfortunately.

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#3 14-06-2010 5:58pm

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They'll have to drop more stuff from Ubuntu

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