[OT] Free software versus software idea patents

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:50:24 -0700, Westley Martínez wrote:

> Also, why aren't Opera and Google criticized for their proprietary
> browsers (Chrome is essentially a proprietary front-end)? Is it because
> their browsers follow web standards, or is it because we have demonized
> Microsoft?

A little of both.

Personally, I think it is *good* that there is a plurality of browsers in 
the market. In my perfect world, no single browser should capture more 
than 20% share of users.


-- 
Steven