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Embrace, extend.. and extinguish!

• RMarcus 9y ago
  The move does seem rather troubling, considering the history of Microsoft. Linux seems like it's a little too big for "extinguish," and th GPLv2 should provide some defense against nefarious "extend"ing... But then again, I wonder how many now-defunct open standards and projects thought the same thing.
• iceman2654 9y ago
  This was my first thought based on the history and culture of the company. I'll be watching this development closely. The optimistic side of me hopes embracing Linux marks a real change in Microsoft, but we'll have to wait and see.