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Re:ReactOS: Rebuilding Microsoft Windows from the ground up,... by M2Ys4U on Saturday August 31, 2013 @11:53PM (#6309087)
AFAIK, React OS doesn't use any of Microsoft's trademarks, and they've come out of a pretty long, hard and deep audit to ensure that there wasn't any Windows code in the system.

The only recourse (other than a bullshit groundless lawsuit) that Microsoft has it to produce a better product. And considering that MS are ahead in terms of customers, API users, and paid developers... I'm pretty sure they'll remain on top for quite some times to come...

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Re:ReactOS: Rebuilding Microsoft Windows from the ground up,... by fpgeek on Sunday September 01, 2013 @01:14AM (#6309232)
Ahem. You forgot one of the most potent weapons in Microsoft's IP arsenal: patents. I wish they weren't as powerful as they are, but they can't be ignored.
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Re:ReactOS: Rebuilding Microsoft Windows from the ground up,... by 4ad on Sunday September 01, 2013 @05:41AM (#6309680)
Microsoft steals ReactOS developers to become Windows kernel developers. The last two editions of Windows Internals list Alex Ionescu as co-author. Alex Ionescu was the lead ReactOS developer before Mark Russinovich stole him.
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Re:ReactOS: Rebuilding Microsoft Windows from the ground up,... by userulluipeste on Monday September 02, 2013 @08:42AM (#6314868)
In E.U., which is where ReactOS is based now, the software patents are not valid.
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