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What is the benefit of the MS startup zone? Doesn't it make it easier for MS to control you without actually giving you a payout? I'm trying to think of this
by ivankirigin 19y ago
What is the benefit of the MS startup zone?
Doesn't it make it easier for MS to control you without actually giving you a payout?
I'm trying to think of this from the perspective of someone that fears MS as competition or desires MS as an acquirer or as someone who doesn't care about either. Why would anyone want it?
- andreyf 19y agoSomeone who wants MS as an aquirer would probably benefit from it... it's just a way of spreading their software to people who can't really afford it - like their Academic Alliance programs ("free" software for students). The point is to compete with F/OSS as a choice for startups until they go public, then making loads of $$$ on license fees because they're stuck with MS tech.