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stephenr
on Jan 21, 2012
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I was making light of Google's Microsoft-ish tactics: Buy tech. Release for free Try to convince people its better than an existing open standard.
dchest
on Jan 21, 2012
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Please point out a case when Microsoft purchased a company and released their proprietary product with a FLOSS license and a patent grant.
mikemaccana
on Jan 22, 2012
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He said open standard, not FLOSS.
dchest
on Jan 22, 2012
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Confirming that it's
not
a Microsoft-ish tactic.
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