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  • RT @johnrrymer: RT @jhammond: @johnrrymer Innovation always finds a way. <- not if you sue it out of existence :-).
     — 11:49 PM Aug 12
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  • @johnrrymer Just like Microsoft's suit of TomTom, right? How'd that work from a PR perspective?
     — 11:48 PM Aug 12
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  • @johnrrymer Kind of an ironic end after spending 3 days with the #linxucon folks. Talk about a stark contrast...
     — 11:43 PM Aug 12
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  • @johnrrymer Also - "We control the innovation, not you or any new-fangled community"
     — 11:40 PM Aug 12
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  • Don't like a developer? Use this curse: "May your life be full of (IP) lawyers"
     — 11:39 PM Aug 12
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  • @johnrrymer And why would Microsoft, Nokia, Intel be willing to invest in Mobile Java for WinPhone, Meego after this?
     — 11:34 PM Aug 12
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  • @jpuppet Drinkin my own hand crafted Hefeweizen these days - turned out just lovely.
     — 11:31 PM Aug 12
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  • JavaOne oughta be a fun time this year!
     — 10:37 PM Aug 12
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  • Yup - it's right there in the prayer for relief in the complaint - asking for treble damages.
     — 10:05 PM Aug 12
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  • @mjasay - doesn't the "knowledge clause" in the Oracle suit bring treble damages into play? Your'e the lawyer 'round here. :-)
     — 10:02 PM Aug 12
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  • Could Oracle actually end up accelerating a fork in Java by suing Google? Wonder who IBM, SAP and other licensees would side with?
     — 9:58 PM Aug 12
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  • Hey @johnrrymer This Oracle/Google suit over Java is likely to add fuel to our "Future of Java" research. http://bit.ly/97qSU7
     — 9:48 PM Aug 12
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  • I never realized that being a strict constructionist made one a radical.
     — 9:40 PM Aug 12
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  • @mjasay Reminds me of my Nobel Laureate Econ 101/102 prof at Wharton. Good with models, but it didn't do Jimmy Carter much good either.
     — 9:25 PM Aug 12
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  • @jpuppet Hey Jesse, life's too short for anything else. Had any Pliny the Elder lately?
     — 9:20 PM Aug 12
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  • Glad to see someone else get the same entertainment I do from Krugman's columns http://bit.ly/cdXsnN
     — 9:18 PM Aug 12
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  • @sogrady would have liked to have had a beer together - maybe next time.
     — 6:01 PM Aug 12
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  • @ggruber66 Yes but absent poorly written software there's usually a direct correlation :-)
     — 2:42 PM Aug 12
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  • @ambushsabre Following U now :-)
     — 2:41 PM Aug 12
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  • @mjasay had to pay the bills - getting some work done. DM me you e-mail and I'll send.
     — 9:44 AM Aug 12
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