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I wonder what IP Ballmer is refering too? I'm sure he just doesn't like the fact that many business run Linux over Windows on the server. His 70% of backend servers running Windows seems too high.
He basically just says that Linux steals from Windows even though the source code is hidden... Seems like sour grapes to me. I wonder if he means that Microsoft invented the windowing gui that Xerox actually did back in the day?
I wonder what IP Ballmer is refering too? I'm sure he just doesn't like the fact that many business run Linux over Windows on the server. His 70% of backend servers running Windows seems too high.
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"We've had an issue, a problem that we've had to confront, which is because of the way the GPL (General Public License) works, and because open-source Linux does not come from a company -- Linux comes from the community -- the fact that that product uses our patented intellectual property is a problem for our shareholders. We spend $7 billion a year on R&D, our shareholders expect us to protect or license or get economic benefit from our patented innovations. So how do we somehow get the appropriate economic return for our patented innovation, and how do we do interoperability. The truth is, because of the complex licensing around the GPL, we actually didn't want to do one without the other.
He basically just says that Linux steals from Windows even though the source code is hidden... Seems like sour grapes to me. I wonder if he means that Microsoft invented the windowing gui that Xerox actually did back in the day?