On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:12:41 -0400, Warp wrote:

>   On what grounds? Lawsuits don't even get through if they don't make
> any sense.

Maybe in Finland, but not in America.  There are plenty of frivolous 
lawsuits over here that get through even though they don't make sense.

Jim

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Warp wrote:
> 
>   On what grounds? Lawsuits don't even get through if they don't make
> any sense.
> 

You've read the other thread discussing tort lawsuits, right? Seems like 
if you hire the right lawyer, you can strike it rich in the U.S. legal 
system no matter how little sense the suit makes.

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Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> Warp wrote:
>>>   Hmm, the GPL license doesn't prohibit distributing GPL software bundled
>>> with a commercial system.
> 
>> Why would that stop you from suing Microsoft about it?
> 
>   On what grounds? Lawsuits don't even get through if they don't make
> any sense.

They still cost money, tho. At least in many countries. And what's the 
upside for Microsoft?  Now the people who think Microsoft is evil can 
use Windows more easily to stop buying Microsoft products?

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
  Ever notice how people in a zombie movie never already know how to
  kill zombies? Ask 100 random people in America how to kill someone
  who has reanimated from the dead in a secret viral weapons lab,
  and how many do you think already know you need a head-shot?

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"Mike Raiford" <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message 
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> Warp wrote:
>>
>>   On what grounds? Lawsuits don't even get through if they don't make
>> any sense.
>>
>
> You've read the other thread discussing tort lawsuits, right? Seems like 
> if you hire the right lawyer, you can strike it rich in the U.S. legal 
> system no matter how little sense the suit makes.


      I NEED one of those lawyers! Where can I find one?! I need to be rich 
to pay my present, (crap) lawyer!

      ;)

      ~Steve~

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Mike Raiford wrote:

>>> I suppose I could upgrade to Windows Vista
>> No one can do that, afaik.
> Huh? Why?

Well, one could /downgrade/ to VISTA.

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Rafal wrote:
> Mike Raiford wrote:
> 
>>>> I suppose I could upgrade to Windows Vista
>>> No one can do that, afaik.
>> Huh? Why?
> 
> Well, one could /downgrade/ to VISTA.
> 

Ehh.. Vista's worked pretty well at home. I have to admit I do like some 
of the new features introduced to the shell. Though one thing that threw 
me off was the fact that any new game installed on Vista that has been 
written for Vista does not install in the start menu like everything 
else. It gets installed in a special "virtual folder" called Games. 
(Which is sort of neat, it gives ESRB ratings, your machine's rating 
alongside the game's minimum and recommended ratings.) But, for those of 
us who have gotten used to the mantra that all programs be installed 
under the start menu, including games, its really counterintuitive. I 
actually wound up making a direct shortcut to the exe of one game, 
before I realized it was probably under the games item.

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St. wrote:

> 
>       I NEED one of those lawyers! Where can I find one?! I need to be rich 
> to pay my present, (crap) lawyer!
> 

Well, that depends on how stupid you can be ;) It seems like the truly 
stupid have no trouble finding these lawyers... :D

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