Microsoft closes another deal, is redhat next?

[Jeroen van Meeuwen]

Tim wrote:
> Les Mikesell:
>>>> Of course that's what they want.  Why does that matter?
> 
> Tim:
>>> Just so long as they don't succeed (at the "forcing," or just continuing
>>> to make life very difficult for everyone else).
> 
> Jeroen van Meeuwen:
>> Give me one example of how they can make my life difficult.
>>
>> Have fun ;-)
> 
> Kereboros, NTLM, Exchange, non-MIME or broken MIME e-mail, any number of
> non-standard file formats, pressganging media suppliers into only using
> DRM media...
> 

Please specify how these things should make my life any more difficult.

BTW, I really thought the topic had something to do with M$ striking
deals potentially creating momentum to actually make a move on the
patent and license "issues".

Kind regards,

Jeroen van Meeuwen
-kanarip