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I think you can remove "quietly" as is implies something sinister. This is a good thing. They are just reusing code they had internally to better an open source

I think you can remove "quietly" as is implies something sinister. This is a good thing. They are just reusing code they had internally to better an open source product. Am I wrong?

kevindqc 8y ago
But it's Microsoft! They must be up to something! /s
- jdietrich 8y ago
  Historically, Microsoft had an explicit strategy of infiltrating and subverting open standards in order to bring them under their control. I believe that Microsoft are now deeply committed to being a reliable and trustworthy open source contributor, but I understand why other people might be more sceptical. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguis...
LinguaBrowse 8y ago
There wasn't enough title length available for me to give context. Yes, I'm not this thread's OP; he reposted mine two hours later. See my full narrative, explaining why 'quietly' in the original thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17728515 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17728515