Certainly, according to this, that MS "internal debate" article was a plant:
theregister.co.uk
I, of course, fell for it, hook, line and sinker.
But, on reflection, personally, I think whether it's a plant or not is irrelevant. The issue is still the same it has always been, whether Microsoft feigns a debate over it or not: what is going to be the principle which guides their conduct of the litigation -- preserving the sacred corporate structure or protecting the freedom of the people who work there to engage in the development and sale of software?
Personally, I vote for the second as the guiding principle.
But, of course, Microsoft's behavior to date clearly shows it to have been almost exclusively concerned with the first, its rhetoric notwithstanding. And, if they have to choose between the two, my guess is it won't be until all the appeals are over.
But alas, I repeat myself. |
