* Microsoft: 'Open Source Is Too Complex'
posted by Thom Holwerda on Tue 8th Aug 2006 13:04 UTC, submitted by Dennis Chay
IconAlthough open-source software can be customized to meet a company's specific needs, its inherent complexity could dent the profitability of independent software vendors, says Microsoft. "One of the beauties of the open-source model is that you get a lot of flexibility and componentization. The big downside is complexity," Ryan Gavin, Microsoft's director of platform strategy, said.
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