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Microsoft's licensing cripples its relevance to the Amazon cloud
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| Perhaps Microsoft doesn't care. Perhaps its cloud offerings will be of
| Microsoft, for Microsoft. But this isn't how Microsoft became the dominant
| desktop vendor that it is today. Microsoft dominates because it opened its
| technology enough to become the center of a vibrant ecosystem.
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| By cutting itself off from others' cloud-based offerings, Microsoft has
| chosen to go it alone. This could be a winning strategy, but my money is on
| the companies that can drive widely dispersed value from the cloud. With its
| proprietary licensing, Microsoft will not be among this group.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10093608-16.html
Windows: The pit stop on the road to open source
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| It's not surprising that the survey of an open-source company should reveal
| indifference to Microsoft technology, but that's not what the survey
| suggests, in my opinion. Rather, I think it demonstrates that Microsoft
| technology has become mere furniture. It's not the center of attention
| anymore.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10093551-16.html
Related:
Sun exec accuses Microsoft of 'patent terrorism'
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| The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and
| unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local
| executive for Sun Microsystems.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Sun-exec-accuses-Microsoft-of-patent-terrorism-/0,130061733,339280437,00.htm
Microsoft, the art of Corporate Terrorism.
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| Microsoft, no longer the technological leader in the Computer Desktop
| market, is taking on a terrorist role in its attempt remain in power
| at all costs. (see the link to the CNN story below)
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| The tactic is intended to frighten current, and would be, free
| software users away from products that Microsoft just can't compete
| with. It's not a new tactic, but for the first time desperation is
| beginning to show.
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http://sweetcomputing.com/index.php?wiki=Microsoft_Terrorism
Convicted Monopolist Terrorizes Software Industry
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| That headline is designed to grab your attention. Sensationalistic as
| it may be, it also happens to be true, if what you mean by 'terrorize'
| is to provoke fear.
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| If you've been following the presidential race in the United States,
| you know the present crop of candidates have been exploiting the fear
| of the American people as they never have before in the history of
| the country.
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http://www.linux.org/news/opinion/ms_threats.html
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