How Microsoft uses open source to fight open source

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 10, 2010 5:58 PM EDT
ZDNet; By Dana Blankenhorn
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There is power in authority. Microsoft's strategy against open source uses authority. It ties up institutions that are authoritative, that have power over professions, creating a benefit for the institution that ties its members to proprietary Microsoft tools....To Microsoft open source is not an end in itself. It is a marketing tool. It is a way to gain lock-in with important customer sets.

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Calls it like it is. phsolide 1 941 Feb 10, 2010 8:34 PM

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