____/ Mark Kent on Friday 19 October 2007 21:08 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Ballmer: Microsoft Will Buy Open-Source Companies
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| "We will do some buying of companies that are built around open-source
>>| products," Ballmer said during an onstage interview at the Web 2.0 Summit
>>| in San Francisco.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.crn.com/software/202404305
>>
>> They have already snatched XenSource (by proxy), SpikeSource (IIRC), and
>> Zend.
>>
>
> So long as the code is GPLed, then it won't be a problem, since it can
> be forked if Microsoft attempt to do the wrong thing. They won't like
> it, but buying the company will not buy them control.
>
It can but them programmers though. It remains to be seen if they touch more
open source companies or just Web 2.0 (O'Reilly cr**talk for SaaS).
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