The bloggers have the right idea, says wikinomist
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| Williams cited IBM’s foray into the Linux community, which began in the
| 1990s. “At that point few other IT companies had taken an interest in Linux
| and dismissed it as an amateur/hacker fad.
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| “But IBM saw something in how developers were going about it. It had
| challenges of its own at the time from operating systems to servers and the
| bottom line is it was looking for a new way to be successful. It decided to
| work with Linux developers and set up a small team which spent time working
| with the community while other people were questioning Linux and open source.
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| “They ended up building up a profitable business which complements everything
| from servers to consulting services and have bundled it in with their
| hardware products, resulting in US$1bn of revenue every year.
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http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single10348
In Praise of Openness
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| In my experience, the open approach, promotes open discussion, open
| experimentation, open solutions, and rapid growth. If you were looking for a
| market where the concept of "give a little and get a lot" works, you have
| arrived. Still a little doubtful? Consider the high performance file system
| options for Linux.
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http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5160
Bring closed is a matter of selfishness, not a case of doing anything better.
Related:
Microsoft Hires Programmer to edit Wikipedia Entry For OOXML
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/79130/index.html
Microsoft Program Manager: Wikipedia is a Giant Joke
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| I am especially amused by all the bits in red font since they are
| either borderline libel or just straight up hilarious.
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http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=136975bc-b378-4408-bf7e-dbaa28fe21e6
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