scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> > My point being that other companies work by making a product that is good 
> > enough that people will want to buy it. Microsoft works by preventing 
> > anybody else making anything better.

> LOL, have you seen the number of patents and lawsuits between Nokia and 
> Apple, or Ford and GM, or ... and ...?  It's part of business, MS is not 
> unique in trying to prevent its competitors making anything better using all 
> means possible.

  Patent lawsuits are done to stop others from stealing your technology,
not to stop them from developing their own technology. (Of course this
doesn't mean that patent laws are never abused for this purpose.)

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                                                          - Warp

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