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"Microsoft has changed as a company and is becoming more open in the way that we collaborate with others." Interesting that they lead with an apology.
by wsh91 12y ago
"Microsoft has changed as a company and is becoming more open in the way that we collaborate with others."
Interesting that they lead with an apology.
- erowtom 12y agoI was thinking the same thing
- skrebbel 12y agoHow is that an apology?
- oliyoung 12y agoin that it's an admission that they're guilty of not being open and collaborative
- bpodgursky 12y agoIt's an admission that the world is changing and they have to keep up.
- laureny 12y agoNo, they're saying they are going to be "more open", which implies they were already open. No apology there (nor should there be).
- umurkontaci 12y agoThough it means they were not open "enough". I agree on no apology part, it is just an "open" statement.
- skrebbel 12y agowtf, "guilty of not being open". Not being open is a crime now? It's a perfectly valid business strategy.
- elwell 12y agoIt means Microsoft has decided that open source translates into higher adoption and a more successful business model.
- scott_karana 12y agoIs is bad if they're right? They're still doing good by open-sourcing. Plenty of people want to make money in OSS, too. :)
- elwell 12y agoI don't know if it's good or bad. I suppose it could be bad for competing startups. I don't know, I wasn't saying it was bad though.