It's called racketeering. 50 years ago they were busting your legs. Now the goons have gotten jobs at disfunctional technology companies, and are threatening and abusing business via the legal system.
This isn't racketeering since what they're being protected from is an action that is legal and within their right to demand payment for. Your problem is with the patent system, not with MS's behavior.
It's hardly racketeering. In it's purest form, the patent system actually protects people from hving their ideas stolen from them, and ensuring they are properly paid for their ideas. However, your vitriol at Microsoft is rather amusing. You do realize that Apple, Kodak, and Oracle, among many others, have launched patent infringement claims against companies that could be considered competitors?
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It's called racketeering. 50 years ago they were busting your legs. Now the goons have gotten jobs at disfunctional technology companies, and are threatening and abusing business via the legal system.
This isn't racketeering since what they're being protected from is an action that is legal and within their right to demand payment for. Your problem is with the patent system, not with MS's behavior.
Could you imagine Bill Gates and Balmer busting up legs of Asian/European execs?
I get your point, but is is racketeering if it is legal -- 'pay us or we'll sue' seems to be the norm
It's hardly racketeering. In it's purest form, the patent system actually protects people from hving their ideas stolen from them, and ensuring they are properly paid for their ideas. However, your vitriol at Microsoft is rather amusing. You do realize that Apple, Kodak, and Oracle, among many others, have launched patent infringement claims against companies that could be considered competitors?
Yeah, I said it wasn't racketeering because it was legal