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| DATE | 2003-12-06 |
| FROM | Mike Richardson - NYLXS PRESIDENT
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Part 4 Re: [DMCA_Discuss] Microsoft to start charging for FAT format
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On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, iriXx wrote:
> Andy Green wrote:
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> >>Microsoft offers a commercially reasonable, nonexclusive license so that
> >>other companies can use the FAT file system in their own products.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Linux includes FAT support, including the ability to format devices to FAT.
> >(This is not Linux's preferred format though, which is called ext2 and ext3).
> >I don't know whether the licenses not addressing that shows MSFT are not
> >wanting to attack Linux, or leaving the door open for a patent-based attack -
> >possibly a broadside of all the stupid stuff the USPO has let them get away
> >with :-(
> >
> >- -Andy
> >
>
> well i'd say thats definately part of their tactic. i'd also say
> they're trying to dominate the camera and portable storage market (my
> digicam, like most, mounts itself as a FAT portable drive).
>
> but wouldnt it be rather amusing if this were to backfire, and everyone
> used ext2 or 3, so no digicams were readable on a MSFT platform?... ;))
>
> my warped little mind....
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