RE: [cobalt-users] OSRCD (slightly off topic?)

["Devin Smith" <devinsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Take this off-list, none of us are interesting in whether or not Gerald
should make money.  It's Sun's perogative to do what they want with
their intellectual property rights, and not suitable for discussion
here.

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> jale@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 2:46 PM
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> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] OSRCD (slightly off topic?)
> 
> 
> 
> > > I can understand that, but only to a certain point. 
> What's the difference
> > > between that, what Gerald is doing, and me charging 
> customers to upgrade
> > > their Internet Explorer which is also a free download?
> > >
> >
> >Its a question of charging for IE, or the actual work you do. You are
> >charging for a service and not a product.
> >
> >I am sure if you started publicly distributing IE with your 
> own enhancements
> >on a CD at $50 a time plus shipping  Old Bill G would be 
> after you too.
> 
> If it is packaged with other products, it is very legal to do 
> it. I'm not 
> sure if the various companies actually license is M$ or it is *just 
> allowed*, but there are MANY windows packages that come bundled with 
> Internet Explorer and they tell you must have at least that version # 
> running in order to run their product.
> 
> Again, Mr. Big is ahead of everyone in the marketing game. 
> What a scam, 
> what a way to be sure your product is on everyone's desk, 
> allow companies 
> to freely distribute it along with there's.
> 
> Yes, this is slightly different than just packaging a preconfigured 
> version, but not a whole lot different.  These distributed copies are 
> customized to have the distributing company's name on the title line.
> 
> So is there a true difference between redistribution with a 
> value added 
> service vs. a value added product? Interesting legal question :)
> 
> Jale
> 
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