We love open source.
These are the words of Jean Paoli, general manager of Microsoft’s interoperability strategy team. If it's true, Microsoft has come a long way since 2001, when the company’s chief executive, Steve Ballmer, described Linux as a “cancer” that threatened his Microsoft's intellectual property.
In fact, even in 2007 Microsoft was hatin': the software giant accused Linux, as well as other open source providers, of violating more than 200 Microsoft patents.
Microsoft has admitted its mistakes, and it takes a real man—or company—to do so. Now they need to act on it, which Jean said is a reality, as the company is committed to open standards, and is involved in open data projects. We'll see where it takes them.
Knowlton Thomas
Knowlton is the Associate Editor of Techvibes.
A Vancouver-based writer and author, Knowlton has been published in national and has also appeared on television and radio. He has written two ebooks are more are in the works.
Previously, he was an editor for New Westminster weekly The Other Press and served on its board of directors.
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