Operation 'kill the pinguin'

I read this afternoon on slashdot that Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer thursday declared his belief that the Linux operating system infringes on Microsoft's intellectual property. I'm sorry Steve but I must laugh my ass off. LOLOLOL. It's ridiculeus! Come on Steve, Everyone know that even in concept everything in Windows, even Windows itself is borrowed from other people works. But at the same time, I feel concern about what he said. For the reader who didn't know the news about the partnership between Microsoft and Novell : Microsoft announced two weeks ago a partnership with Novell. Microsoft will pay 440 Million USD per year contract. Many people thought that the battle between Microsoft and Linux is over and Linux won. It's very promising statement for 'us' the open source users. But in contrary, the battle has just begun, I think.




Just like I said before, I feel concern about what Steve said. Why? Well in the interview [Seattle Intelligencer] he said that Linux uses the intellectual property of Microsoft and that's why someone (linux users, distro's) must pay the bills. Well, Novell (as a partner of Microsoft) pays 40 Million USD to Microsoft for having the right to use Microsoft's intellectual property. If Microsoft can do that with Novell, Microsoft can do it with ALL! Linux distros. If the other distros refuse to pay, Microsoft will ondoubtely sue them. Well, they didn't have to worry about the evidence. The SUSE-maker (Novell) sold in fact the evidence that Linux have debt on Microsoft by giving them 40 Million USD per year.

I think, about couple of years from now we will hear that Microsoft sues all the major distros, not to make money from them but because the cost of the process could make them bankrupt. I really hope that my prediction is wrong.

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