Microsoft's Savvy Open Source Move

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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Re:You mean like this

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I'd like to know the details too, so I can make an informed decision on which to force (gently) down the throats of my MS Word using friends. Although, I'd probably trust the Sun version a lot more, due to their friendliness to FOSS and the fact that they are pretty much the main contributers to Open Office.