Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 8th Jun 2007 15:01 UTC, submitted by AdministratorX
In its second such agreement this week, Microsoft has struck a deal under which it will extend amnesty to a company that's using what the software maker claims is patented Microsoft intellectual property embedded in the open source Linux computer operating system. Under a deal with LG Electronics, disclosed late Wednesday, Microsoft will forgo any Linux-related patent claims against the South Korean electronics manufacturer. In return, Microsoft will gain access to certain intellectual property produced by LG.
Thread beginning with comment 246484
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
RE[14]: Breaking story...
by archiesteel on Sat 9th Jun 2007 03:31
in reply to "RE[13]: Breaking story..."
Member since:2005-07-02
From www.thefreedictionary.com:
analogy
1.a. Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
1.a. Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
The key words here are "in some respect." In some respects, what Microsoft is doing is reminescent of a protection racket. Therefore one can note an analogy between the two.
You admit as much by saying that one can make "one or two parallels". Well, I hate to break it to you, but that's enough to make an analogy.
As for whether it's a good or bad analogy, well, that's a matter of opinion. I think it's much more accurate than Ballmer's "Linux is a cancer" (or its modern incarnation, "the GPL is viral"...).
RE[15]: Breaking story...
by sappyvcv on Sat 9th Jun 2007 03:46
in reply to "RE[14]: Breaking story..."
Member since:2005-07-06
Ok, how are they similar besides for the CONCEPT of "protection"? That's one respect and its a poor parallel at that.
Even if you could argue it is an analogy at all (which I still don't think it is), it would such a poor analogy that trying to make it makes you look bad.
Recent Original Stories
Recent Comments
Headlines
Random Comments
Random Stories
Random OS Link
Member since:
2005-07-06
Um, in an analogy, you have to be able to make parallels for the situations. Here, you can only barely make one or two parallels. That's not a good analogy. Just because the concept of "protection" is involved in both, does not make them analogous.