M$ buys another one

[XMEN Gambit]

<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/549524bc-3d86- ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>The CCIA, a group that's been opposing Microsoft tactics for years, recently changed its tune and made friends. MS "settled" with them for about $20 mil. It certainly raised some eyebrows. The EU has been debating the value of software patents for some time, and MS is having some legal trouble there as well. The CCIA was a voice against them there.<br><br>Well, now, according to the linked article, the head dude of the org got to pocket about half of that settlement.<br><br>(Found the original link on www.groklaw.net )<br><br><br> <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>XMEN member<br>Card-carrying DTM<br>OKL Fish-napper<br><br>Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.<br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Tao of Programming</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>

[XMEN Ravok99]

*sighs* <br><br>I seriously look forward to the day when an Operating System like Linux can finally topple the cashcranker M$ <p>"Death is not the end."-Ravok</p><i></i>