Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on November 28, 2006 10:00 PM
Yep - at one time in the not so distant past, Bill Gates was very vocal against SW patents... until they could be put to use to protect the monopoly, that is.
Bill will change his colors depending on the situation, and the Novell agreement has ony a 5 year protection deal for Novell customers... after that, anything goes! Hey - maybe you will have to rebuy your Novell software then in order to get another 5 years (any bets)?
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But, Bill Gates in the 1990s was anti-SW patents!
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on November 28, 2006 10:00 PMBill will change his colors depending on the situation, and the Novell agreement has ony a 5 year protection deal for Novell customers... after that, anything goes! Hey - maybe you will have to rebuy your Novell software then in order to get another 5 years (any bets)?
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