Please use the same terminology as everyone else. Windows has always been an open platform (that is anyone can write and publish software for it without being c

Please use the same terminology as everyone else. Windows has always been an open platform (that is anyone can write and publish software for it without being coerced into some sort of a contractual relationship with a third party). This is in direct contrast to iOS, say, where if you want to publish an app, Apple gets to be your distributor and your curator. Sweeney is alleging that Microsoft' current tactics are intended to stop Windows being an open platform, which, if true, will be very jarring for a lot of users and developers. Windows has never been open source software. That's a discussion for another time.