The world "viral" immediately made me think about the Microsoft era[0]: In 2001 Microsoft vice-president Craig Mundie remarked "This viral aspect of the GPL po

The world "viral" immediately made me think about the Microsoft era[0]: In 2001 Microsoft vice-president Craig Mundie remarked "This viral aspect of the GPL poses a threat to the intellectual property of any organization making use of it." [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/03/business/technology-microsoft-is-set-to-be-top-foe-of-free-code.html https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/03/business/technology-micro... The title of this NYT piece is "Microsoft Is Set To Be Top Foe Of Free Code." It's a peculiar feeling for all of us who saw the birth of Google and actually felt this particular company is very different from others - and especially from Microsoft.