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Open Source software that frees a business from the grasp of licenses and enables them to branch out.

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Good article...  Sleeper Service | 05/04/09
No more Ballmer pictures please.  fr0thy2 | 05/04/09
You're eating dinner at 2:00 PM (EST)? Wow! When did you eat lunch? (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 05/04/09
dinner  zclayton2 | 05/05/09
RE: No more Ballmer pictures, please!!  bfilipiak@... | 05/04/09
Ballmer pictures  IKE:) | 05/13/09
Ahhh there's that value added we love do dearly - nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/04/09
They usually do...like most companies that size. -nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/04/09
Open Source software  Christian_<>< | 05/04/09
Neither trend is sustainable  wolf_z | 05/04/09
I'll give you CAD and video editing ...  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 05/04/09
And yet, there are no GREAT web apps  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/04/09
Great is not the issue  IT_User | 05/04/09
None of my clients have  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/04/09
People do more than write word Docs...  storm14k | 05/04/09
How do your clients do  IT_User | 05/04/09
Simple Client / Server works very well  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/04/09
housekeeping functions  paul_bruford@... | 05/04/09
NTier isn't the same as running in a browser  baileysc | 05/04/09
Ummm...How about NetSuite? (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 05/04/09
Because McRosoft told you there aren't, I would hazard a guess.  fr0thy2 | 05/04/09
N.W.O.R.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/04/09
I guess that makes two of you then - LOL - nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/04/09
Actually, some web apps are better than the desktop equivalent  BrianDoc | 05/04/09
Comparing economics or a UI?  Bondibadass | 05/07/09
Office Suite  mr1972 | 05/04/09
Web based Gaming (Quake 3 Live)  Stuka | 05/04/09
Your playing on a device?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/04/09
No, your not....  Stuka | 05/04/09
Wartch how much down loads over time  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/04/09
I used to think that, too  IMS_Scott | 05/04/09
OS X Desktops and laptops will never go away.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 05/04/09
Darn your a funny little (and I mean little) man -nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/04/09
wondourous indeed  paul_bruford@... | 05/04/09
Yeah, strap that to your belt  baileysc | 05/04/09
Too Parochial  DannyO_0x98 | 05/04/09
wheres the button for up???  paul_bruford@... | 05/04/09
This is closer to the truth...  MacCanuck | 05/04/09
Nicely researched...but  socialism=nowhere | 05/04/09
Maybe people are too young  don@... | 05/04/09
good read  elllroy | 05/04/09
Maybe, maybe not...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/04/09
Likely not.  Anton Philidor | 05/04/09
lol  paul_bruford@... | 05/04/09
security is a massive problem  Bondibadass | 05/07/09
Of course...  Jeremy W | 05/04/09
A meaningless rant...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/04/09
He's spot on, and you're wrong N.A.  fr0thy2 | 05/04/09
No actual No_Ax is right - that's a silly meaningless rant - nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/04/09
It's still true  comp_indiana | 05/04/09
At least you do not have to wait for the near future  GuidingLight | 05/04/09
That's your title GL, well, you and NA.  fr0thy2 | 05/04/09
Dude take your medication....sheesh and your "opinion" is wrong nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/04/09
Not a huge M$ fan, but  unclefixer@... | 05/04/09
what a refreshing outburst!  lad.koc | 06/09/09
its amusing  Aussie_Troll | 05/04/09
Well ...  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 05/04/09
He's talking about the long term...  betelgeuse68 | 05/04/09
The Roman Republic/Empire lasted 985 years.  Anton Philidor | 05/04/09
They'll last a few decades at most, not centuries  eMJayy | 05/04/09
Spoken like a true lost cause...keep dreaming - it's all you have -  socialism=nowhere | 05/04/09
Just stating a reality  eMJayy | 05/04/09
Like MS or hate them, they do know how to make money  Jeremy W | 05/06/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  Mr.Gonzo | 05/04/09
Local CPU & Web based will both win, but Mobile 6 loses  UrDaddie | 05/05/09
They are actually working on it  ArnavM | 05/04/09
True, but ...  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 05/04/09
Confusing OS with GUI  croberts | 05/04/09
A couple pieces of info  NonZealot | 05/04/09
Funny...  rynning | 05/04/09
3rd parties are the right way to go  The Ref | 05/04/09
Good point  rynning | 05/05/09
I've said it for a while now...  betelgeuse68 | 05/04/09
I am FAR from being a MS supporter....  James Quinn | 05/04/09
Uhh...I don't think Microsoft gave dividends until 2007. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 05/04/09
MS' Direction  P. Douglas | 05/04/09
08 Win Mo made about $300 million, iPhone made billions  Davewrite | 05/04/09
Applications have the same base  baileysc | 05/04/09
they're working on both trends  coffeeshark | 05/04/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  MarkJamesLynch | 05/04/09
Has it ever occurred to anyone...  mailbox01 | 05/04/09
"a company that now has so many north stars...  Userama | 05/04/09
9 years ago: MS market cap 586 b, Apple 17 b, today MS 178 Apple 115  Davewrite | 05/04/09
And yet...  comp_indiana | 05/04/09
Are your customers ("users"?) thieves?  Ole Man | 05/04/09
Be evil, expect consumers to reject you. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 05/04/09
Get rid of Money, Health, Works, and other crap!!!  rjohn05 | 05/04/09
Not without a change in management  Fatesrider | 05/04/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  danpeay@... | 05/04/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  surfnschultz@... | 05/04/09
LOL - The opening is funny the 1st person to bash will be:  socialism=nowhere | 05/04/09
Speaking of lowbrow comments that add nothing...  David Blomstrom | 05/04/09
Legally forbidden to compete  wellduh | 05/04/09
Kind of cool competitively but anti-tech  wellduh | 05/04/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  jdbukis@... | 05/04/09
Its pretty clear the author isn't a developer  baileysc | 05/04/09
The Third Trend  David Blomstrom | 05/04/09
Xbox = waste of Microsoft's money?  dancoiv | 05/04/09
Last Quarter Xbox division lost 31 million, 9 months losses: 1.5 billion  Davewrite | 05/04/09
Microsoft will have to rethink its "me-too" corporate culture  TCollinsG3 | 05/04/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  shanedr | 05/04/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  pgstocker | 05/04/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  unclefixer@... | 05/04/09
Sell it all off except Xbox, Office, Outlook/Exchange  comp_indiana | 05/04/09
RE: Tide - MS instead: Fix Vista and Windows 7  JoeRJr | 05/05/09
It's the users!  comp_indiana | 05/05/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  Reged | 05/05/09
Points taken...  jpelak | 05/05/09
Except that Silverlight...  comp_indiana | 05/05/09
One Trend That May be Working For MS  brianpeterson@... | 05/05/09
Microsoft well positioned for enterprise web applications  dominigan | 05/05/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  admacd@... | 05/06/09
RE: The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft  rkegel@... | 05/06/09
The Scenario: Downfall of microsoft  lad.koc | 06/09/09
LOL  rtk | 06/09/09

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