From the same person writing on the same blog last year: "Some observers question how a company can contribute to open source projects while, at the same time,

From the same person writing on the same blog last year: "Some observers question how a company can contribute to open source projects while, at the same time, insisting on respect of its intellectual property rights by its competitors. In fact, these two things are not inconsistent, and striking a balance between them is one of the key things every commercial technology company must do in order to compete effectively in a mixed source world." [http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2009/07/22/collaboration-competition-and-ip-in-the-real-world.aspx http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2009...] Whilst I'm not convinced that Microsoft is entirely above using software patents against OSS projects, this guy doesn't seem particularly 'war-like'.