Comments on: Microsoft: free software is only good because they copied us 235 times http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-free-software-is-only-good-because-they-copied-us-235-times/ Life is seldom simple so we must make sense of the twist and turns Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:18:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Earl Moore http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-free-software-is-only-good-because-they-copied-us-235-times/comment-page-1/#comment-16790 Earl Moore Wed, 16 May 2007 16:47:15 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-free-software-is-only-good-because-they-copied-us-235-times/#comment-16790 Hi Paul, It's true we all copy. It's part of the natural learning, developing and improvement process. To take something that has been done and improve on it is very natural. While I believe that companies and individuals should be compensated for their unique properties, I believe the current patent/copyright situation is out of hand and non-productive for the industry and the U.S. as a whole. When you start seeing companies with a business plan of nothing but the collection of patent royalties, you know you're in trouble. Hi Paul,

It’s true we all copy. It’s part of the natural learning, developing and improvement process. To take something that has been done and improve on it is very natural.

While I believe that companies and individuals should be compensated for their unique properties, I believe the current patent/copyright situation is out of hand and non-productive for the industry and the U.S. as a whole.

When you start seeing companies with a business plan of nothing but the collection of patent royalties, you know you’re in trouble.

]]> By: paul http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-free-software-is-only-good-because-they-copied-us-235-times/comment-page-1/#comment-16789 paul Wed, 16 May 2007 14:35:07 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-free-software-is-only-good-because-they-copied-us-235-times/#comment-16789 What a joke. M$ got in trouble for this type of stuff with Sun Microsystems. They indeed did copy code, verbatim, from Sun. When they got busted, they just quit! Sure, look at how good M$ is, they've been making crappy operating system after crappy operating system for years. Linux runs circles around Windoze and is more secure and stable than Windoze will ever be. Take a look at the browsers, too. Frankly, I'd prefer that no one ever copies M$ stuff! What a joke. M$ got in trouble for this type of stuff with Sun Microsystems. They indeed did copy code, verbatim, from Sun. When they got busted, they just quit!

Sure, look at how good M$ is, they’ve been making crappy operating system after crappy operating system for years. Linux runs circles around Windoze and is more secure and stable than Windoze will ever be.

Take a look at the browsers, too. Frankly, I’d prefer that no one ever copies M$ stuff!

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