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1. Comment - Gorbachev Asks Gates to Show 'Pirate' Mercy

   (Feb 6, 2007 - 8:29 PM)

   Interesting article on CNET from Sept of 2004 stating among other things:
   - MS to release low price $36.00 version of Windows (called Starter Edition)in Russia by (end of 2004) in response to...
   -BSA / IDC report from July 2004 that 97 percent of software in Russia is pirated- a figure bested only by China, Vietnam, Ukraine and Indonesia. The article appears at: http://news.com.com/Russ...100-1016_3-5381547.html

2. Comment - Microsoft IP Licensing Program Adds Three Protocols

   (Feb 5, 2007 - 2:57 PM)

   Many protocols- this includes many MS protocols- are either public domain or can be licensed at no cost. Other protocols are proprietary and may be licensed for a fee. Proprietary protocols can be, and frequently are, maintained as IP of the entity that developed or created them. IP, like patented technology, requires diligence in order to protect the inherent value. This diligince is similar to almost anything we own: leave your keys in your car and your car becomes "public transportation". A simple lock, license and title serve to protect and preserve your investment and declare your ownership- not unlike the efforts companies use to preserve the value of their IP or patented technology. Apple's 200 plus patents on their new phone is a recent example that serves to protect both their IP and provides for a market in which they hope to recover their considerable R&D costs and generate an operating profit which should, in turn, provide more opportunities (jobs) to earn income and pay the taxes that make this crazy world go round. I can't believe I just wrote that - I think my dad would be proud!