What company with hugely established infrastructure doesn't seek to maintain the status quo when faced with a disruptive change? Microsoft's response to Linux and open source is like a textbook case of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Here's how these stages have manifested for Microsoft.
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Jimbob
16 years 42 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago
This is so very true. It's so over
This is so very true. It's so over for MS. It's just a matter of time. There's only two choices for them: 1) Stick with the proprietary software business model and die; or 2) Release their code under a free software license and become the leading free software company in the world. That is the only way they can maintain their lead in the industry. They will gain the trust of the community and developers; it will be a truely charitable act. And, at the same time, their software will get better too.