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ZDNet: I Don’t Want You to Talk, Mr. Gates

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“Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith says the company wants a
sit-down with the open source community.

“That kind of talk brings out the Blofeld in me. (That’s Donald
Pleasence as the Bond villain from Jamesbond.com.) Maybe it’s
because the statement seems like an admission of weakness and
unease coming from Redmond and a business culture notorious for
ruthlessness…”

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