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Frank
Flightless Bird
On 3/18/2010 59 PM, Leon Manfredi wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 180:26 -0400, LSMFT<boleyn7@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Alias wrote:
>>> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9171878/Microsoft_loses_106M_patent_verdict_to_VirnetX
>>>
>>>
>>> And then they say their spyware "anti piracy" software is righteous.
>>> Fucking hypocrites.
>>>
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>> Microsoft is a pirate company. Bill stole CP/M to make DOS.
>
> A truer word was never spoken....
Wrong!
QDOS was written by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products and was
different enough from CP/M to be considered legal.
Microsoft bought the rights to QDOS for $50,000.
Oops!
along with having stolen many programs from others,
> and succesfully having fought off in courts, as a result of lack of funds on the part
> of those he stole from... and still robbing us blind by not finalizing the closing of
> holes in his programs..... Took a page from the auto and other industries....
> Don't make any thing that lasts long.....
>
>
> From:
> An ol' CP/M Installer, (1) CP/M HZ89, and (2) MSDOS HZ128 Kit builder,
> plus (3) Enlight Tower Abit IC7_G Towers.....
>
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> On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 180:26 -0400, LSMFT<boleyn7@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Alias wrote:
>>> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9171878/Microsoft_loses_106M_patent_verdict_to_VirnetX
>>>
>>>
>>> And then they say their spyware "anti piracy" software is righteous.
>>> Fucking hypocrites.
>>>
>
>
>
>> Microsoft is a pirate company. Bill stole CP/M to make DOS.
>
> A truer word was never spoken....
Wrong!
QDOS was written by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products and was
different enough from CP/M to be considered legal.
Microsoft bought the rights to QDOS for $50,000.
Oops!
along with having stolen many programs from others,
> and succesfully having fought off in courts, as a result of lack of funds on the part
> of those he stole from... and still robbing us blind by not finalizing the closing of
> holes in his programs..... Took a page from the auto and other industries....
> Don't make any thing that lasts long.....
>
>
> From:
> An ol' CP/M Installer, (1) CP/M HZ89, and (2) MSDOS HZ128 Kit builder,
> plus (3) Enlight Tower Abit IC7_G Towers.....
>
>
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