e-smith promises not to steal Microsoft code

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Author: JT Smith

From a press release at LWN.net: In a gesture of friendship and
reconciliation, e-smith, inc. wishes to reassure Microsoft Corp. that it
has no plans to violate the Redmond giant’s intellectual property
rights.

“There’s really no need for Bill Gates and his people to fear the loss
of their intellectual property,” e-smith CEO Joseph Morrison said. “The
truth is, we don’t want their code. Why would we, when we already have
something that’s much better for our customers?”