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Microsoft Investing In "Open Source" Lab In Philippines

Posted by timothy on from the damned-publically-if-they-do-or-don't dept.

jaromil writes "Following up its cozying up to OSCON, now Microsoft is launching its first 'open source' lab in the Philippines, paying for a huge media coverage. From the press release it seems they are also advertising the issue of 'interoperability' to outnumber one of the strongest features of open source in Asia: recycling old computers. Any suggestions for good stories about MS interoperability so far? :)"

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  1. Re:GPL by Bodrius · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, it also allows MS to have a sneaky look at the competition.....

    Sure. Because if there is anything open source projects are about, it is secrecy and control of information...

    It's not like open source software is... I don't know, *open*, during its development.

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