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Web apps: the next battleground for FOSS?
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| Until Barulli suggested his course of action, Clipperz was best known for its
| problem in having Google Code host the Web site for Clipperz's community
| edition. The project wished to license its software under the Affero General
| Public License (AGPL), a license that closes the distribution loophole in the
| standard GPL by defining the offering of software as a service as a form of
| distribution that carries the same obligations.
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| However, Google refused to host a project licensed under the AGPL, claiming
| first that it wished to avoid a proliferation of licenses, and later that the
| AGPL was unproven. However, many observers suggested that the real reason was
| that Google, which had profited from the loophole, was simply nervous about
| any association with AGPL.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/140934
Microsoft will gradually become a dinosaur, but there are other issues on the
horizon.
Recent:
Is Microsoft Aura Fading?
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| Yesterday's early relief rally reversed, and Microsoft's value has now fallen
| by more than $30 billion since it unveiled its bid for Yahoo on February 1.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121004447596669953.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Microsoft stock drops amid slumping sales
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| Microsoft Corp., whose Windows software dominates the personal-computer
| market, fell 6.2 percent Fridayin Nasdaq trading after sales slumped, casting
| doubt on whether PC demand can hold up in a slowing economy. The software
| maker reported a 24 percent drop in sales of Windows last quarter and
| forecast earnings that may miss analysts' estimates.
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| [...]
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| "The risk is that Linux gets a foothold and then affects their long-term
| revenue significantly."
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http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_9061263
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