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If Microsoft Went Open Source

Posted by Zonk on from the cold-day-in-hell dept.

From an Anonymous Reader: "The BBC's Bill Thompson has written a speculative article about the possibility of Microsoft attempting to secure their place in the future of operating systems by creating an open operating system. From the article: 'They allocate a billion dollars worth of programmers to shine and polish [The new OS] for a year, improving its compatibility with Windows Server technologies, donating parts of the Windows and Office code bases under the GPL and turning it into the world's best operating system.' Could this ever happen?

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  1. If Microsoft went open source.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would get laid..

    never happening..

  2. Ooooh! by dasunt · · Score: 5, Funny

    While we are wishing, I want a money tree in the back yard that sheds $100 bills.

    And world peace.

    And a pony!

  3. shya by Wordsmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shya. And some dude screaming "developers" might fly out of my butt.