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Joakal on July 25, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Angry Birds Maker Sued for Patent Violation

Microsoft like to use FUD, not action. Probably because most small developers are poor. They did it against Linux OS and indirectly, the Linux vendors: http://news.cnet.com/Ballmer-repeats-threats-against-Linux/2...

Personal opinion: They did it to squeeze Linux out of the desktop market.

loup-vaillant on July 25, 2011 [–]

I think OEM are by far their most effective action again GNU/Linux on the desktop. FUD may help, but I think it helps much more to offer a (possibly conditional) discount the hardware vendors simply cannot afford to refuse (especially if they know their competitors will have the same discount).

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