Microsoft sue goverment for using Free Software

Microsoft are apparently suing the guy responsible for the deployment of Free Software in Brazil, because the Brazilian government’s decision is wrong for the country. The online petition they’ve set up is in Portuguese, but it’s already collected 1300 signatures The Babelfish translation of the petition into English isn’t great, as machine translations never are, but it does contain the glorious, glorious phrase “The salesman of the mega-company-monopolista“. Now, I wonder which company that could be referring to?

43 Responses to “Microsoft sue goverment for using Free Software”

  1. I’m all for a free market in my country, but in this case Microsoft actions are bordering on the pathetic.

    Anyway, there will be a public debate about the issue between a Microsoft representative and SĂ©rgio Amadeu, the guy who’s being sued. It will be interesting to see what arguments Microsoft will concot after such a blunder.

    Ronaldo
  2. thats all every one does now days is sue

    new zealand man
  3. Thats not true! Microsoft have every intension to sue!

    Mike, United Kingdom
  4. WHAT RIGHT DO THEY HAVE! I MEAN COME ON, THERE A MULTI-MILLION, I MEAN BILLIONAIR COMPANY. THEY TRY TO GET AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY CAN!

    Lee Evan, L.A
  5. I disagree! As an ex-employee for the company to many people are just useing there software for free!

    david green, washington
  6. WHAT! NO WAY MAN! I MEAN POEPLE ARE JUST TO UP TIGHT NOW DAYS, THEY NEED TO LEARN TO STAY COOL!

    MILES, AUSTRAILER, MELBOURNE
  7. But thats like some one taking a product from a supermarket and then useing it and then saying ‘‘whats wrog wiv that?!

    Fernando, BRAZIL
  8. ITS TOTALLY DIFFRENT MR FERNANDO, THATS NOT A WISE WAY OF PUTING IT.

    John.N. ENGLAND
  9. well i agree with mr fernando. i mean its wrong and they no it!

    chu-chang-le, north japan
  10. Hey, i just stumbled across this site, but any ways, is this story true? i mean, i havnt heard about it any where else!?

    jake, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  11. No, Microsoft are out of order this time!

    Sue FIJI ISLAND
  12. THIS SITE LOOKS A BIT DOGDEY ANY WAY!………

    ..............
  13. IT would be nice if the webmaster got involved, i wanna hear wat he has too say????

    Dean, Austrailer.
  14. KINDA A SMALL WEBSITE, BUT ITS COOL, I THINK, I MEAN NOT 4 PEEPS WHO DONT USE A COMPUTER MUCH.

    Ben, Colombia
  15. erm, yer kinda basic maybe????

    Frank, Yugoslav Republic of Madagascar
  16. Hey look at u all diing the guys/girls website! shame on u! shame!

    Jo, Turkmenistan
  17. The salesman of the mega-company-monopolista‘’ wat is that ment to be?

    SaNcorin. South Africa . distric FA
  18. Well, i dont no????? i want to no y this website popped outta now where when i was on AOL??

    lee,M. SOUTH TEXAS
  19. Erm……same here!!!! any ways i was on games R us! but i agree wiv microsoft!

    Fedri--ionka United Arab Emirates
  20. Same probelem! pop ups now days are so strange!!!!!!!!!!! any ways. i dont no wat to thiink! microsoft r so powerful any ways.!

    SAM, Northern Mariana Islands
  21. It’s gratifying to see so many commenters. Perhaps you might all like to think in a bit more detail about the issues presented here. Microsoft weren’t suing people who had ripped off MS software for free, no. Instead, they were suing someone who decided to use software other than that written by Microsoft, because using non-Microsoft software is “bad for the country“. I don’t think that anyone can really believe that the only company capable of writing good software is Microsoft, can they? Look at Google; they aren’t owned by Microsoft, for example.
    Microsoft are seeing Open Source software, also called Free Software, as a threat because it can’t be bought out of existence in the same way as paid-for software. You can find out more about Open Source and Free Software, including what it is, at the Open Source Initiative .

    sil
  22. And thanks to Ben in Columbia for his comments on the site.

    sil (the webmaster)
  23. wow, some one who does look at there website! yer i see what ‘sil’ is saying but then again can Microsoft make it so that there computers cant exept that information?! i mean, what about apple?

    Fernando, BRAZIL
  24. No, i think its good that microsoft are sueing!

    Christian, ENGLAND, LONDON
  25. WHAT! WHY??!? I EMAN THATS THATS JUST PURE STUPID! WE ALL NO ITS WRONG!

    Brad, Czech Republic
  26. As a former employee of ‘‘freeware r us‘’ we got a number of threats from microsoft saying what we were doing was illegal! they closed us down in the end by saying ‘‘we used there codes in one programme‘’ even thou this was very untrue!

    Nathan, Belgium
  27. Well im really confuesed now??? after reading all these?

    Robert, Great Britain (U.K.)
  28. Hey, erm…webmaster…..what is your site ment to be? not being nasty or anything i was just wondering? my mate told me about it.

    Carl, Wales (U.K.)
  29. It looks like alot of people have found this subject intresting!

    Elijah, Zimbabwe
  30. Well, i think were all just angrey on how microft are riping us off! although i dont now how i could live with out msn??? (p.s, my mum told me about this site!) (sad?) maybe.lol

    Aidan, Solomon Islands
  31. Well, microft arent ripping us at all! i mean with out them were would be now?! i think its good there sueing!

    WEBMASTER…..ARE YOU JOINING IN WITH THIS CONVERSATION??? COURSE YOU RARELY REPLIE TO STUFF??? NO OFFENCE.
    SER-AMIA-KA-LEM-PA. (DONT WORRYIE IF YOU CAN READ THAT.)

    Cameron, Western Sahara*
  32. WHERE IS THIS SITE BASED WEBMASTER?? JUST WONDERING.

    LEE, ENGLAND
  33. And the award for “New home of the morons for Autumn” goes to….. ;)

    N.
  34. cackle
    My thoughts entirely :) We have a new winner, ladies and gentlemen ;)

    sil
  35. wat do u mean by that

    ?
  36. yer wat do u mean?

    lee
  37. hey come on tell us!

    dave
  38. waiting………….

    sil
  39. fine!

    lee
  40. waht is one important Brazilian Goverment Fact.

    Alina
  41. I WANT TO KNOW TEn FACTS ABOUT BRAZILS GOVERNMENT. IF I DON‘T I MITE LIKE TOTALLY FAIL THIS PROJECT. I‘M IN COLLEGE SO IT MAY COST ME MY GRADE FOR THAT CLASS.

    Melody
  42. Please, can i like get some help here please. Ten facts about Brazils Government.

    Melody
  43. Hey, microsoft suck and everyone knows it.
    One post here got my attention:

    Well, microft arent ripping us at all! i mean with out them were would be now?! i think its good there sueing!

    WEBMASTER…..ARE YOU JOINING IN WITH THIS CONVERSATION??? COURSE YOU RARELY REPLIE TO STUFF??? NO OFFENCE.
    SER-AMIA-KA-LEM-PA. (DONT WORRYIE IF YOU CAN READ THAT.)

    Cameron, Western Sahara*

    -

    Well, I’m glad to tell you that we would all be using UNIX and Linux Operating Systems if Microsoft wasn’t around. UNIX is the ‘GRAND DADDY’ of the WHOLE pc business without it we would NOT have Windows.
    Microsoft should infact sue themselves for selling software that has bugs and security holes in it!

    ZiM

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