Eddie Parker eddie at replicon.com
Fri Nov 19 14:29:10 EST 2004

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Best way to discourage visual basic knock offs, is to try and use visual
basic, in my opinion.

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[mailto:python-list-bounces+eddie=replicon.com at python.org] On Behalf Of Skip
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Sent: November 19, 2004 11:51 AM
To: Neal D. Becker
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Subject: Re: Microsoft Patents 'IsNot'


My guess is Microsoft hopes to discourage Visual Basic knock-offs.  Claim 2
clearly seems to restrict the scope to BASIC.

Seems pretty slimy.

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