____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 20 October 2007 13:48 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ 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).
>>
>
> Well, don't underestimate the power of the mash-up. I don't really like
> the term very much, but they are becoming extremely popular!
>
Were mashups his invention? His page on "Web 2.0" is very different in terms of
definition. FWIW, Microsoft binds mashups to the Windows APIs as means of
blocking its loss of power (shift to the Web). I can give you the URL to a
video which shows this if you want.
--
~~ Best of wishes
Microsoft loves competition.
"I’d be glad to help tilt lotus into into the death spiral. I could do it
Friday afternoon but not Saturday. I could do it pretty much any time the
following week."
--bradsi, Microsoft
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