An additional note [LWN.net]

An additional note

Posted Oct 17, 2007 10:21 UTC (Wed) by daniel (subscriber, #3181)
In reply to: An additional note by sepreece
Parent article: Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat and Novell - Just Like Ballmer Predicted (Groklaw)

"Yeah, but how many times in the last year has Ballmer or another Microsoft leader raised the patent issue with no coincident lawsuit?"

Two, maybe three, and never before with what amounts to a direct threat to Red Hat. Nowhere near enough to support the doubt you raised.

As I see it, Steve Ballmer knew the lawsuit would be filed, and by extension, communicates directly or indirectly with the trolls. It's not like this would be unusual behavior for Microsoft, or perhaps you have not heard of Mike Anderer?

News flash: Microsoft Bagman Mike Anderer caught red handed.

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