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Windows CE going Open Source?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the interesting-idea dept.

Pseudo Nim wrote to us with an interesting editorial from IT Director. Citing internal sources inside of Microsoft, the column claims that due to fear of competing with Linux in the embedded space, the WinCE folks are considering open sourcing Windows CE. I don't know how much stock I place in the rumours, but it's a very interesting proposition.

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  1. Not quite by EngrBohn · · Score: 5
    According to the article, the rumors are
    • MS WinCE team has concluded that open source development tools are superior to MS' WinCE development tools
    • MS is secretly funding ports of these tools to CE
    The author then asks whether MS will take the next step and open-source WinCE, and answers his own question as "unlikely".
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