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What Microsoft Could Learn from OSS and Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they-seem-to-be-doing-ok dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An article on OSWeekly.com discusses a few things that Microsoft could learn from OSS and Linux. 'As Microsoft continues to understand that open source does not mean they cannot generate a decent profit, I honestly wonder if they will eventually "get" that releasing MS Office code to the open source community is their only option. Since the whole threatening to sue thing will be met with the same fan base response, just like the RIAA, it is certainly not a wise decision. And if Microsoft thinks Open Office is a pain now, try suing people over it, then see how many people refuse to buy their products.'"

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  1. Right, the next headline will be... by MightyYar · · Score: 5, Funny

    The next headline we'll see is "Hippy's Show Soldiers How to Clean Rifles".

    Leave the money makin' to the convicted monopolists, shall we boys?

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    W..w..W - Willy Waterloo washes Warren Wiggins who is washing Waldo Woo.
  2. Correction by BlakeReid · · Score: 5, Funny

    I honestly wonder if they will eventually "get" that releasing MS Office code to the open source community is their only option


    I honestly wonder if they will eventually "get" that releasing MS Office code to the open source community is their only option if they really want to stop making almost 3 billion dollars a year in sales.

    There, fixed that for ya.