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Open source can still win in a down economy
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| Open source consumption did really well during the last economic downturn. In
| this downturn, open source offers the best value for money and with more
| mature supported products, enterprises can continue to innovate while budgets
| are frozen.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10058434-62.html
Choose the right licensing model for security software
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| A less obvious example is in the open source world. A lot of open source
| developers and advocates seem to think that the way to maximize the benefits
| of an open source development model is to manufacture competition against
| closed source developers. The argument seems to be:
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| 1. The only way to get closed source developers to contribute to open
| source projects is to give them no choice. As such, your open source
| projects should use copyleft licenses. In simplified form, a copyleft
| license is essentially a license that forces anyone who distributes
| modified versions of the software under the terms of that license to
| release the source for the changes to all the recipients.
| 2. The only way to get more people to use open source software is to make
| open source software appear to be better than equivalent closed source
| software (regardless of whether it is actually better) — and this
| requires “punishing” closed source developers by shutting them out of the
| benefits of open source software development.
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http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=610
"There is such an overvaluation of technology stocks that it is absurd. I would
include our stock in that category. It is bad for the long-term worth of the
economy."
--Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO
Recent:
No Recession at Red Hat
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| It is flattering to be mentioned, Mr. Whitehurst said, but he noted that
| corporate customers and the industry benefit from what he called Red
| Hat’s “Switzerland status” — not being a province of one of the major powers
| in the technology industry.
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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/no-recession-at-red-hat/
Microsoft sees slide in profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7366106.stm
Microsoft Profit Drops; Forecast May Miss Estimates
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| The world's biggest software maker said sales of Windows for PCs sank 24
| percent and revenue from its online advertising unit came in at the low end
| of its projections. Microsoft's report contrasted with positive comments from
| chipmaker Intel Corp. and computer company International Business Machines
| Corp.
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| [...]
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| Microsoft declined $1.60 to $30.20 in extended trading after closing at
| $31.80 at 4 p.m. New York time on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The stock has
| fallen 11 percent this year.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQ7_iN1SxJ.c&refer=worldwide
Ballmer: Congress must 'stabilize' financial crisis
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10054252-75.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Ballmer says Microsoft not immune from global crisis
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080930/bs_nm/us_microsoft_ballmer;_ylt=Au5VO.rh_OuPGHCBr9O.m4K573QA
Ex-Microsoft boss sentenced
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/371393_msftcourt19.html
Former Microsoft Manager Gets 2 Years In Jail
http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_former-microsoft-manager-gets-2-years-in-jail_1427.html
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