4 ms·
Microsoft using open source components is very much in line with other large tech companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple. It isn't really something
by trengrj 10y ago
Microsoft using open source components is very much in line with other large tech companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple. It isn't really something to applaud, and just normal business strategy for any tech company in 2016.
For Microsoft to become a true open-source company they would need to open source Windows, which goes against their advertising, telemetry, and tracking goals.
- faraggi 10y agoCouldn't they theoretically open source most of the OS? But keep some stuff under key?
- 88e282102ae2e5b 10y agoWhat would be the point? Either the open source could be built, in which case you could have ad- and tracking-free windows, or you couldn't build it, making it impossible to develop.