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Microsoft Agrees to License Windows Source Code

Posted by samzenpus on from the say-ahh dept.

msbmsb writes "Stepping away from previous tradition, "Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it will license its Windows source code to comply with a European Union antitrust ruling." But in an effort to stop the cloning of the OS, developers will still have to pay an unspecified amount for the code. This is an addition to the "12,000 pages of technical documents and 500 hours of free technical support" to those who purchase a license."

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  1. the price? by Amouth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    what is MS worth right now???

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    '...if only "Jumping to a Conclusion" was an event in the Olympics.'
    1. Re:the price? by Amouth · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      "developers will still have to pay an unspecified amount"

      now will the person that moded me offtopic please let me know exactly how i was off topic???

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      '...if only "Jumping to a Conclusion" was an event in the Olympics.'