COMPAQ-PREDATION (it was: Re: [Patents] Compaq plans to crack down on web searching)

[Krzysztof Sobolewski critto@proterians.net]

Date sent:              Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:28:33 +0100 (CET)
From:                   PILCH Hartmut <phm@a2e.de>
To:                     patents@aful.org
Copies to:              eurolinux@eurolinux.org
Subject:                [Patents] Compaq plans to crack down on web 
searching

> Starting from 2001, Compaq will assert Altavista's portfolio
> of fundamental web searching patents to keep competitors out and earn
> license fees.
> 
> Here you can see what is gradually going to happen, as companies start
> looking for revenues and become aware their "Rembrandts in the attic".

And now you may see, dear Greg, how predative, aggressive and 
relentless may be every company which holds and pursues 
software patents. And you still support software patents ?? Please 
tell me.

Anyway, I think that the best way to attack software patents is to 
CALL TO BOYCOTT several companies (as the League for 
Programming Freedom does with the Unisys, because of LZW 
patent used in GIF). When they will observe the decrease in sales 
and in consumers' numbers, when they will be constantly flamed 
and attacked on some discussion lists (for example:
"stupid-compaq-sucks@listserver_x.com") this will give them to 
think. 

  Critto

PS. I'm probably starting the pages 'Boycott Compaq' - I will think 
about it...
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