____/ Linonut on Friday 08 February 2008 14:36 : \____
> http://www.devspace.com/doku.php?id=research:microsoft_yahoo_deal
>
> What is Microsoft trying to achieve? And here is where I think
> something bigger is going on. Microsoft wants something from Yahoo.
> And Yahoo has something very interesting from a tech perspective. I
> think that this is Microsoft moving into the Open Source arena. Think
> about it in this context. Microsoft wants an Open Source strategy,
> and has been in the past working on that. Though with some success.
>
> I imagine they simply need more UNIX-savvy developers, if this guy's
> speculation is correct.
The writer passionately dislikes Linux and maybe the GPL, so be very careful
what you take from this. Others agree and some people search for the
connections between him and Microsoft (they do exist). I've read the item, but
I'm positing out to you his posting history and business background.
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