Mircosoft co-founder Mr. Gates threatens Danish government!
By Angsuman Chakraborty, Gaea News NetworkTuesday, February 15, 2005
I am amazed! Read the article for some reality check on Microsoft. If it can threaten governments where does little companies stand!
GROKLAW
If you have ever wondered what Bill Gates says when he flies to Europe to meet with heads of state, we now have clarity, as business dudes might put it. Here’s an article in Danish on precisely what Bill told Denmark he’d do if they opposed the software patents directive, followed by a rough translation by an alert Groklaw reader there, one of several to send this item to us:
“Stifteren af verdens st�rste softwarevirksomhed Bill Gates er nu parat til at lukke Navision i Danmark og flytte de knap 800 udviklere bag Danmarks st�rste softwaresucces til USA.”
The founder of the world’s largest software company, Bill Gates, is now ready to shut down Navision in Denmark and move around 800 developers behind Denmarks biggest software success to the US.
“Det slog Microsoft-chefen fast, da han i november m�dtes med statsminister Anders Fogh Rasmussen (V), samt �konomi- og erhvervsminister Bendt Bendtsen (K), og videnskabsminister Helge Sander (V). ”
The Microsoft leader made that clear, when he meet with Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Economic and Business Minister Bendt Bendtsen and Science Minister Helge Sander in November.
“Truslen risikerer at blive f�rt ud i livet, hvis det lykkes dele af IT-branchen at f� blokeret et omstridt EU-direktiv om patenter p� software, som Microsoft for alt i verden gerne vil have vedtaget, men som gang p� gang er blevet forhalet takket v�re modstandernes effektive lobbyarbejde. ”
The threat risks being executet, if part of the IT business manages to block the disputed EU directive on patenting software, that Microsoft wants so dearly, but time and time again has been postponed thanks to efficient lobbying by anti-patent opposition.
“�Hvis jeg skal beholde mit udviklingscenter i Danmark, kr�ver det, at der kommer en afklaring p� rettighedssp�rgsm�let. Ellers flytter jeg det til USA, hvor jeg kan beskytte mine rettigheder,� sagde Bill Gates if�lge Microsofts chefjurist Marianne Wier, der ogs� deltog p� m�det med Anders Fogh Rasmussen.”
“If I am to keep my development center in Denmark, I must have clearity on the rights issue. Otherwise I will move to the US, where I can protect my rights,” said Gates according to to Microsoft chief attorney Marianne Wier, who also attended the meeting with Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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