I believe that it is making a fundamental mistake by choosing to play by the rules laid down by the two biggest proprietary computing companies - Microsoft and Apple. In doing so, it throws away all its natural advantages - notably its differentness - and attempts to compete on its enemies' terms

Tough week to the Web due to security issues (mostly Microsoft-imposed)

Microsoft's current FAT file system licensing program could hobble the development and free distribution of GPL-licensed software, says an open-source legal advocate. However, licensing terms that were once published on Microsoft's website, which have since vanished, would have been compatible with the GPL.

Another set of Microsoft 'moles' in the press and in politics

News about software patents and Microsoft's involvement in their 'politics', too.

Former Microsoft employee announces that Canonical will send Ubuntu users to Microsoft's datacentres and herein we explain why it's a big mistake that will alienate users

The Russian president makes a mistake by looking for help from Microsoft rather than from companies which distribute Free/libre software

Microsoft's technical and legal challenges seem to have urged it to hire elite lobbyists.

IT IS ABUNDANTLY clear based on some shallow surveys that Microsoft's patents are often very poor in terms of quality. All sorts of simple algorithms which have been around for decades suddenly have Microsoft claim ownership of them. Here is the latest such example...