Science / Technology
Jul 25, 2008
When worlds collide: Microsoft funds Apache
Microsoft, one of the biggest rivals to open-source programming, has begun funding the Apache Software Foundation, one of open-source software's biggest supporters.
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I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Traditionally, Microsoft doesn't like to share.
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Actually, they are much different now and it's just a lingering perception. Microsoft invested in Apple, for example, when Steve Jobs came back. Apple, meanwhile, is the enemy of virtually every consumer with its onerous DRM and Google has a much greater monopoly than Microsoft ever had yet has the appearance of being a nice company. |
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