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Re: funsec Digest, Vol 6, Issue 41
From: Dan Renner <dan () losangelescomputerhelp com>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:24:21 -0800
BlueBoar () thievco com wrote:
I believe that this would be similar to the case where the New York State Attorney sued NAI for trying to shut up a magazine for an unfavorable anti-virus test of McAfee a few years back. NAI lost.Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:27:26 -0800 From: Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com> Subject: Re: [funsec] Microsoft and free speech To: rms () computerbytesman com Cc: funsec () linuxbox org Message-ID: <43EE1E7E.2060804 () thievco com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed rms () computerbytesman com wrote:You may not disclose the results of any benchmark test of the .NET Framework to any external third party outside your organization without Microsoft's prior written approval. You can e-mail benchnet () microsoft com for more specific details on obtaining this approval.Database vendors in particular have been trying this for years. So far, it has not held up. Magazines would print benchmark results and dare the vendors to do anything about it. I don't believe any of them have.Of course, it hasn't "failed" in the sense that a court has shot it down, as far as I know.BB
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