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[Discuss] (OT) Barnes & Noble wants DOJ probe into Microsoft patent tactics



I would also agree with that, I saw your FB post.

On 11/09/2011 07:39 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote:
> I would like someone to investigate the way Barnes and Noble treats
> their customers.  Instead of insulting Amazon's new competing product
> (http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/07/tech/gaming-gadgets/nook-kindle-war/index.html?eref=rss_tech&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_tech+%28RSS%3A+Technology%29
> <http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/07/tech/gaming-gadgets/nook-kindle-war/index.html?eref=rss_tech&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_tech+%28RSS%3A+Technology%29>)
> and crying about unfair licensing practices they should be focusing on
> improving their broken customer service and creating a quality product
> that's less bug-ridden than the ones they usually release.
>
> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org
> <mailto:gaf at blu.org>> wrote:
>
>     On 11/08/2011 07:39 PM, edwardp at linuxmail.org
>     <mailto:edwardp at linuxmail.org> wrote:
>     > Microsoft is going after device makers who use Android.
>     >
>     >
>     http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57320800-75/barnes-noble-wants-doj-probe-into-microsoft-patent-tactics/?tag=mncol;topStories
>     >
>     It is good that B&N is standing up to them.
>
>


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