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Microsoft's Savvy Open Source Move

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the good-business-sense dept.

willdavid writes to mention Joe Panettieri is reporting that Microsoft is continuing their push for open source software interoperability. In the most recent push Microsoft is partnering with a small Silicon Valley company called SpikeSource to certify open source software on Windows 2008. "Despite growing Linux deployments, Windows Server remains quite popular for running open source applications. SugarCRM, the fast-growing open source application provider, is quick to note that many of its business developments occur on Windows Server. And Microsoft itself has sponsored SugarCRM's conferences, in order to stay in front of open source crowds."

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  1. Joe used to work for Windows Mag, too by postbigbang · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Kind of left that out of his background there on his bio page.

    Microsoft is interested in anything that sells Windows Server. However, with all of their sword rattling, known monopolistic behaviors, partnering with them still can get you the Black Widow Effect. Just ask 3Com, or Ashton Tate, etc.

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  2. Re:You mean like this by mweather · · Score: 5, Interesting

    That's nice of them. When will Office have native ODF support? Or OOXML support for that matter?