Brad Smith
Brad Smith
Multi-position NFL player who was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth12 December 1983
CityYoungstown, OH
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Microsoft is an intellectual-property company. By extending the reach of IP Ventures through government agencies, we believe new businesses will bring more technology to market faster, and they'll also contribute back to local economies.
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Microsoft is obligated as a company to continue to move forward to meet our obligations under the agreement, even as we are waiting for a final decision.
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To continue to foster consistency between both licensing programs, Microsoft has decided to make available for the desktop protocols the same reference license for source code it is offering for server protocols, and the company will provide competition authorities in the United States with information so they can consider the matter.
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We've shipped a new version of Windows, we've paid an historic fine and we've provided unprecedented access to Microsoft technology to promote interoperability with other industry players. Yet every time we make a change, we find that the Commission moves the goal post and demands another change.
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We've shipped a new version of Windows, we've paid an historic fine, and we've provided unprecedented access to Microsoft technology to promote interoperability with other industry players. In total, we have now responded to more than 100 requests from the Commission.
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With today's announcement, Microsoft has supplemented the existing resources with a new license for all of the Windows Server source code that implements all of the communications protocols covered by the 2004 decision.
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We welcome the opportunity to present our evidence.
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We don't understand how they can reach these conclusions, because they haven't read or reviewed these documents.
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We certainly think it is better for us to be present around the world rather than not. I emphatically think it is good for us to be offering these services. Part of being present is the obligation to comply with local law.
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We cooperated fully with the FTC in a very thorough review, which included issues that are legally novel and technologically complex.
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The routine that was described in court today in fact does not remove all of the Internet Explorer files; it only removes about 3 percent of them. It's designed to be very easy for consumers to use, but does not do what we were ordered to last week, which was to remove all those files in their entirety.
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It would be a mistake to try to predict the outcome and I won't try to do so.
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These new documentation projects, together with free and unlimited technical support and access to Windows source code, will ensure that our competitors have all the assistance they need.
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I understand the Ski Company's side completely. They want to have tracks to sell to people that will come and pay. It's a high-commodity item right now - skiing untracked powder. Everybody wants to do it.