Microsoft want to stop being seen as the big bad wolf and start celebrating their engagements with and support of various open source activities via a special website... and they are even submitting their shared source license to OSI for approval. Aw.
Read more »Microsoft reveals it's open source side - round up
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Why Linux has failed to become a viable desktop OS
Linux has been an OS since 1991. It has been adopted by many web hosting providers and is a heavily used server platform. So, why can't Linux be a desktop OS? Simply put, because it doesn't have the features of a modern day desktop OS.
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Microsoft’s Gates Plans Leave Amid Great Change
Microsoft is beset with competition from all sides, unlike any it has seen in decades, and Bill Gates, who co-founded the company 32 years ago, still intends to step away next year as planned. But so far, Mr. Gates, Microsoft’s 51-year-old chairman, shows no sign of fading away.
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Eight Reasons NOT to Use Linux in the Enterprise
Submitted for your consideration: There are some legitimate TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) reasons not to use Linux in the enterprise, or in smaller IT shops.
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Microsoft: Naked and Exposed
Microsoft is in danger of looking ever more like a dinosaur, with 20th century thinking in response to 21st century threats from web driven free software.
Read more »At least 8% hypocrisy: the GPLv3 jumpers
"SJVN jubilates: GPLv3 picks up traction. Consulting gpl3.palamida.com, a site who monitors the conversions to GPLv3 and LGPLv3, he notes: "out of the 3,205 projects licensed under GPLv2 or later, about 8 percent of them have moved to the GPLv3.""
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Lenovo or No, Linux Not There Yet
With Monday’s news that it will bundle Linux on laptops, Lenovo becomes the second major PC maker to offer the open-source operating system on consumer PCs. But though the move is a boost for the OS, analysts say it’ll be years before desktop Linux can seriously threaten proprietary systems like Windows.
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Microsoft vs. The Linux World
Make no mistake about it, if you are using a Linux distribution, you are not a friend to the software giant in Redmond. For years, they have spread rumors and half-truths in an effort to curb any further attraction to Linux development.
Read more »Microsoft to Invest in 'Web 3.0'
"Seeing as it was late to the game with Web 2.0, Microsoft is making a preemptive effort to be ready the next time around."
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Microsoft: My way or the highway with SOA?
Microsoft isn’t changing its tune with SOA; “Microsoft again appears to be crafting its own rules and vision. The company has so far declined to participate in certain key emerging industry standards relevant to SOA. It has a different perspective on what SOA is and a different approach for crystallizing its vision.“
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Broken Windows - the Vista experience
The Vista experience is broken. It's long past time to fix it.
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Microsoft Thrives at LinuxWorld
Rob Enderle sucks. However, if you want to scoff at his opinion, here is a good outlet for you.
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Ubuntu Kills Linux, Then Self, Dell Suspected of Foul Play.
This is Linux-fever journalism at its worst, and an example of a simple lie being easier for people to swallow than the complex truth.
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To Groklaw's 'Pamela Jones': Get Your Facts Straight
A misleading article appeared Monday on an anti-SCO Web site called Groklaw run by a blogger who calls him or herself 'Pamela Jones.' Jones tried to pick apart a story I wrote about SCO v. Novell. I need to set the record straight because virtually everything 'PJ' said about my article is wrong.
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Xandros, Microsoft Make Scalix Mail Server Exchange Friendly
In a surprising move, Microsoft and Linux distributor Xandros announced on Aug. 15 a messaging protocol license and collaboration agreement that will allow Scalix e-mail servers interoperability with Microsoft mobile- and PC-based e-mail applications.
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