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What is Microsoft left with?What is Microsoft left with?Posted Nov 18, 2004 21:02 UTC (Thu) by emkey (guest, #144)In reply to: What is Microsoft left with? by sphealey Parent article: Microsoft issues warning about Linux lawsuits (Reuters)
They'll fail when the pain level become too high for the world at large. Europe has already turned down software patents, at least for now.
As for the recording industry, you have a point. Part of the issue there though is not enough producers are willing to buck the trend.
These things are cyclical. The deeper/steeper a particular swing, the more severe the backlash. In many ways we're still suffering from the backlash of the 1960's for instance.
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