http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 23rd 2008 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
that's like a careeer criminal denouncing the Bush administration]]>Jan 18th 2008 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
Oh the irony.]]>Jan 18th 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
Glorious People's Republic of China Prides it'self on bieng progressive, and Glorious People's Republic of China takes Patent Infringement Very Seriously!

Glorious People's Republic of China never breaks Patent Laws!
Glorious People's Republic of China only breaks Copywright Laws!

]]>Jan 18th 2008 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Please crack down on software piracy and we will then consider this lawsuit.

From,
Microsoft]]>Jan 18th 2008 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
Pls lower the ridiculous price of the softwares in China and then we'll talk about piracy issues.

A guy in China who has to use computer everyday ]]>Jan 18th 2008 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
In other news, the Chinese people are friggin hilarious, haha.]]>Jan 18th 2008 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/just because something overpriced doesnt mean you automatically are justified in pirating it.

maybe I want an infinity g35 but its overpriced. Does that mean me stealing it is justified? No. If you cant afford it dont use it.

If you need a free operating system go get ubuntu.]]>Jan 18th 2008 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
However, if the company is in some way controlled by the Chinese state (as many Chinese firms are), then I think Microsoft should make them suffer.]]>Jan 18th 2008 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
Did you ever get in trouble as a kid for hitting someone? Did you try the "he hit me first" defense? I'm guessing it didn't work. And it certainly wouldn't work if you said, "Someone in that general direction hit me first." You'll notice that MS isn't going to touch the piracy issue with a ten-foot pole in this case. It would benefit them nothing. If they tried to defend shady practices with that claim, it would be at best hypocrisy. At worst, it's racism/nationalism.

But the real issue here is whether MS did anything wrong at all. They say they had an agreement and acted accordingly. ZE doesn't even mention an agreement. So either MS is flat-out lying, or ZE is money-grabbing.]]>Jan 18th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
Fuck that.]]>Jan 18th 2008 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Patents hold back progress. Take every good idea out there, and /use/ it.]]>Jan 18th 2008 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/...
Oh wait, wrong site.
:-P]]>Jan 18th 2008 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
I'll guess that Zhongyi believes the license they granted to Microsoft was more limited than Microsoft believed it was and is.]]>Jan 18th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/World domination first,
Money second, third, and forth.]]>Jan 18th 2008 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 21st 2008 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/]]>Jan 18th 2008 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 19th 2008 1:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
Why do they 'DESERVE to buy this operating system at a price below 10% of monthly salary as the US citizens do'?

Why the deserve?]]>Jan 18th 2008 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 18th 2008 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/
But I'll be generous here -
i) Microsoft is a company that seeks to maximise profit and it should determine the prices for its products based on that and not have to exercise charity or whatever to certain customers.
ii) No one NEEDS to use Windows. If one cannot afford it one can still get by in life. If your reason is because the common Chinese cannot afford it, then why not use free operating systems?

Your turn.
]]>Jan 18th 2008 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/I agree that seeking maximise profit is the goal of any company, but the question is how. For the Chinese market, a more reasonable pricing structure will significantely reduce piracy rate and helps Microsoft make more money as well.
You are right, there are many free OS now. However it is almost impossible for most Chinese guys since they are not so educated as you are, though many of my Chinese friends are using Linux now because most of them are in colleges.
I think that patent rights should be respected, that is no doubt. China needs time and respect.]]>Jan 18th 2008 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/Jan 19th 2008 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/microsoft-facing-patent-violation-accusations-in-china/merican classmates use pirated software while I bought educational versions. Be focusing on the subject. A pirate is a priate.It has been Microsoft.

China should ban Microsoft and opt for Linux. ]]>Jan 19th 2008 10:21PM