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Re:Microsoft now credits maker of AppGet but offers no apology by thePunisher on Monday June 01, 2020 @10:22AM (#23378744)
That's no crime. If developers wouldn't be allowed to do that we'd have a major crisis on our hands.

The worst infringement as far as I'm concerned is that MS tricked him into giving up all his secrets before they implemented it themselves.

If Microsoft ever came to talk to me about one of my projects the only thing I'd tell them is: "How much?" (are you willing to pay for it).

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Re:Microsoft now credits maker of AppGet but offers no apology by 411111111111111 on Monday June 01, 2020 @12:49PM (#23380577)
What secrets? The code is open source. They were probably planning to hire him as well, something just happened in the meantime before he started so it didn't work out.

It's a shitty situation for him, but that's just life. Sometimes it sucks.

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Re:Microsoft now credits maker of AppGet but offers no apology by onemoresoop on Monday June 01, 2020 @01:31PM (#23381183)
His future plans that he disclosed at MS. They made the guy think MS would hire him then they didnt even bother to show him the finger.
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