Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 23rd Mar 2009 23:25 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
After the iPhone's success with the easy installation of applications using the iPhone App Store, more and more companies have tried to implement similar application delivery models in other markets. The most recent example is Microsoft, who has launched a sot of app store for... Open source server software. Yes, you read that right.
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Member since:2005-07-06
This open source thing is just another me-too thing from Microsoft.
Personally, I think it's simply a case of MS employing people less hostile to the FOSS way of doing things. You can bury your head in the sand for only so long and I think internally the idea that Open Source would be defeated in the marketplace or just 'go away' is finally being put to rest.
I'm no fan of Microsoft or the way they've done business in the past, but it's good to see them finally attempt some co-operation with the FOSS community.
Now if they'd just stop doing everything they can to work against ODF and bribing officials to force 'standards' I'd be happy...
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2008-04-18
Great news! This is a far cry from not long ago when Microsoft was charging lots of money for crappy products. Now they actually pay developers and give away the applications for free. I think the things are going in the right direction.
Does Microsoft hope that the Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris etc. developers will switch to the new Microsoft Open Source Community? I have a feeling that this won't happen.
This open source thing is just another me-too thing from Microsoft.