[ANSOL-geral] Modelo Open Source impacta resultados da Microsoft

[Rui Miguel Silva Seabra]

Pior para justificar a aplicação de patentes de software sobre aquilo a
que a Microsoft chama de interoperabilidade:

	Some of these firms may build upon Microsoft ideas that we
	provide to them free or at low royalties in connection with
	our interoperability initiatives.

Parece-me evidente...

Rui

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 02:26:58PM +0100, microft wrote:
> Só li "por alto", mas parece-me mais fogo de vista do lado da MS... para  
>  fazer passar a ideia que afinal têm quem lhes faça concorrência.
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> Paulo Machado e Costa wrote:
>> Microsoft admite impacto de Open Source nos seus resultados no relatório entregue à entidade que regula a Bolsa, a "US Securities and Exchange Commission"
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>> http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312508162768/d10k.htm
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>> "*(...) Certain "open source" software business models challenge our license-based software model. Open source commonly refers to software whose source code is subject to a license allowing it to be modified, combined with other software and redistributed, subject to restrictions set forth in the license. A number of commercial firms compete with us using an open source business model by modifying and then distributing open source software to end users at nominal cost and earning revenue on complementary services and products. These firms do not bear the full costs of research and development for the software. Some of these firms may build upon Microsoft ideas that we provide to them free or at low royalties in connection with our interoperability initiatives. To the extent open source software gains increasing market acceptance, our sales, revenue and operating margins may decline. (...)*"
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