On CHOW: Groundbreaking hangover cure
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 3 of 39:
Next »
« Previous
Whoa, say it in't so, MS tests the OSS model - duh!
MS sticks its toe in the OSS world. The future of for profit SW development must be bleak. As all the MS shills have repeatedly stated over the years, programmers deserve to be paid for their work. That SW development business model is dead now -right?

Na, MS had no choice, if the OSS developers can't install their superior wares on Windows then the future of Windows is compromised over its own religion.

Overall, I'd say this is a smart move and an example of MS's realization that it either opens up and competes on value or stays closed and becomes irrelevant. Imagine that, a compasny with 95% market share sending a clear signal that it business model is obsolete even before it admits it outright. Pesky customers, if they can choose they might not use ...
Posted by: oldskool   Posted on: 04/06/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Reply to Story Reply to Message

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

MS is using XML  Enterprise Analyst | 04/06/04
MS also want to make sure SW gets installed on Windows  oldskool | 04/06/04
Whoa, say it in't so, MS tests the OSS model - duh!  oldskool | 04/06/04
or maybe...  LinuxHippie | 04/06/04
its an acknowlegement of the obvious  oldskool | 04/06/04
New technology and the future  Enterprise Analyst | 04/06/04
what's the diff. between GPL & CPL  dg mh | 04/06/04
The difference  Ardian Daka | 04/06/04
So CPL is a one way street, the OSS HoverVac  oldskool | 04/06/04
It's a free world ...  Ardian Daka | 04/06/04
watch me pull a rabbit out of your post ... its free!  oldskool | 04/06/04
wrong  Ardian Daka | 04/06/04
Actually, you may both be wrong?  John Le'Brecage | 04/06/04
well cpl is really free then  V Sanders | 04/06/04
Um, I think you are wrong...  Patrick Jones | 04/06/04
Probably not clear enough  Ardian Daka | 04/06/04
the point is  V Sanders | 04/06/04
restarting thread counter - derivative vs. value-added  oldskool | 04/06/04
Differences between GPL and CPL  dbkennerly@... | 04/08/04
The viral argument is misdirection - MS doesn't want its bugs fixed!  oldskool | 04/08/04
Hmmm....  bchesmer | 04/06/04
Windows Installer has been free since day one ...  Ardian Daka | 04/06/04
Windows Installer has been free  bchesmer | 04/06/04
What the article states is ...  Ardian Daka | 04/06/04
No not at all....  bchesmer | 04/06/04
No not at all....  seosamh_z | 04/06/04
Hell froze!  ricardo-lopes | 04/06/04
re: hell froze  kb0old1978 | 04/06/04
Wow  CobraA1 | 04/06/04
from Ars:  ryusen | 04/06/04
(NT) Quick ! . . . Duck ! . . . Pigs are Flying !  Plain Logic | 04/06/04
why would they do this  V Sanders | 04/06/04
Not really  CobraA1 | 04/06/04
LINUX can't copy this - its COPYRIGHT MS  oldskool | 04/06/04
must be something in the water  V Sanders | 04/06/04
This is just the Microsoft method that has always been their own...  Confused by religion | 04/06/04
but are they willing to abandon their cash flow?  oldskool | 04/06/04
Message has been deleted.  Dave Mount | 04/07/04
Halloween Memo?  SpikeyMike_z | 04/09/04

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

advertisement
advertisement

SmartPlanet

  • Thought-provoking progressive ideas on diverse topics that intersect with technology, business, and life, and matter to the world at large. Visit SmartPlanet
  • More from IBM
  • Innovate your business' process model, play against the market, compete against others on our scoreboards and WIN! Try INNOV8 2.0: A BPM Simulator
  • Enabling Real-World Business Transformation through IBM Service Management Read the EMA Analyst Report
Click Here