Embrace, extend, extinguish...
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| golem Sep 14, 2009 6:01 AM EDT |
If Microsoft does have an open source strategy, that's most likely what it is. It's reputedly how they tried to destroy the Internet. First they tried to compete with it directly. That's what MSN was originally -- not a part of the Internet, but an attempt to provide an alternative to it. When they found they couldn't do that, they set about trying to take over the Internet from within. It almost worked, but failed mainly because of Firefox and Apache. I'd suggest thinking of Microsoft's recent initiatives as being analogous to Internet Explorer and IIS and FrontPage. |
| softwarejanitor Sep 14, 2009 9:54 AM EDT |
@golem MS has only failed to take over the Internet SO FAR. It ain't over. They haven't given up yet. MS is still trying to pollute Internet standards with non-compliant MSIE and extend it in Windows-centric ways with things like Silverlight. We must all remain vigilant or they may yet have their way and make the Internet essentially a Windows-only world with MS controlling all the toll gates. |
| tuxchick Sep 14, 2009 10:12 AM EDT |
And DRM everywhere. |
| softwarejanitor Sep 14, 2009 11:54 AM EDT |
@tuxchick Yes, that too... And "trusted computing" that will only allow MS OSes and MS certified apps to run on hardware to enforce the DRM restrictions. |
| vainrveenr Sep 14, 2009 12:16 PM EDT |
Quoting:If Microsoft does have an open source strategy, that's most likely what it is. It's reputedly how they tried to destroy the Internet.Yep indeed.. From PJ's 'What Microsoft Doesn't Get - And What I Hope You Do', http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090911130806414 Quoting:You know what Microsoft doesn't get? -- For one thing, the Internet. -- While Microsoft's supposedly "neutral" CodePlex initiative could be a significant part of its current Development Strategy of Embrace, extend, extinguish..., two other clear Microsoft Strategies to try nullifying Open Source have already come to light witihin this past week alone. 1. Microsoft's Legal Strategy against F/OSS: The failed 22-patents hustling incident, linked to at LXer via - http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/125354 - http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/125360 2. Microsoft's Sales Strategy against Linux: The revelation that anti-Linux training materials were designed for Best Buy salespeople in order to promote MS Windows 7. Story linked to LXer via - http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/125305 - http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/125309 - http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/125315 - http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/125380 A good summary of both incidents indicating Microsoft's Legal and Sales Strategies against Open Source is Eric Brown's 'Microsoft Linux-bashing hits a nerve', linked to at LXer via http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/125420 -- So clearly Microsoft DOES INDEED have an Open Source Strategy -- if anything Open Source StrategIES-plural as highlighted above; Development/EEE, Sales, and Legal. Moody apparently fails to either see or acknowledge these in the Linux Journal piece. What remains to be seen is just when Moody and others will recognize these and more clearly understand their significance taken together. Anybody's guess here? |
| TxtEdMacs Sep 14, 2009 1:50 PM EDT |
vainrveenr [serious]This might meet you needs better: http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?stor... Will the CodePlex Foundation Really be "Open?" If this is not in the queue, someone should post it.[/serious] YBT |
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