Making claims that it owns OpenGL Microsoft has made a few in the open source community worry... read on:

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2118968,00.html

Kinda scary how in this article it lists a valid point that Direct X is utilized by game developers making it more harder to port the games to non-MS platforms. For me this is just another reason to hate MS I suppose.

Can't they let the computer industry, hardware and software industry progress without leaving a stain on it?!!! :angry:

You forget their motto.

Squash the little guy....

It's squish not squash

You expect me to spell after midnight... ;)

...few years from now : "Today Microsoft presented their new version of the MSLinux XP2, as a result of acquiring the licence to be the only firm to distribute LInux OS, it is interesting that anyone who signs up (new licencing policy) for MSLinux 499 $ per year, per MSPentium(former Intel) 6 processor, per MSIbm HD, will also receive 2 six-packs of Bud LIght, Coca-cola and 2 coupons for free lunch at McDonalds, from companies that are 100% owned by the MSIcann, the internet regulation entity owned and managed by Bill's wife, who became MSIcann CEO after her husband left to manage other 2 companies MSelectrics (former GE) and MSoracle ( wel known for its database system developed 1 year afer a merger with MS-Sony-Ericsson ), more information about MSLinux XP2 can be found on the www.microsoft.ms and www.microsoft.ems (for Europe).

twilight zone? :)

ROFL

You forgot about us paying taxes to the MSGovernment....

Maybe the MSJustice Department will investigate itself. Possible? I doubt that heheheheh. :D

ROFL,

Well first the MSCIA will have to look into it. But their actions will probable be investigated by the MSComittee on crime.

Oh dear, does this mean we'll be eating Egg Ms Muffins and Chicken Ms Nuggets now? Drinking Ms Dew? Oh, say it aint so!

No, MS could never take over McD's. But we will have to pay MSTaxes to the MSIRS...

Regards,
Michael

Ah, who needs graphics anyway. The world would be a better place if command lines were the norm.

%'ingly yours,
mw

NEWSFLASH:

ZDNET news has just learned that Micro$oft has filed a patent claim stating that they developed proprietory "command line" technology in the 1980's. Unix and Unix compatible world trembles.

Said Microsoft spokeswoman Elvira U. Willbescrewed: "yes, in 1980 we had a team of engineers and usability scientists perform extensive testing to determine what the optimal "command line" environment should look like.

We took the best of the bunch and incorported that as proprietory intellectual property in MS DOS 1.0 [ the famous '>' prompt ].

But what is not known is that through the course of usability testing, we ran through the entire character set [1234567890-=1!!@#%^&(*&%)(*_ASDLKHLKJVLANCLS:K C:JASC etc], including the '%' symbol.

Therefore Microsofts "prior art" argument is bullet proof. Microsoft will be seeking a non-discriminatory license and redress from all companies, organizations and users that use any character, from any language, as a "command prompt".

i told you :homer: mmmmm big MSmac with coke :)