Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 7:26 pm
Google & Microsoft: An Alliance?
Diversity for the benefits of science
Just when you thought it was by no means possible, Google, Microsoft and Sun Microsystem join forces.
Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are setting aside their bitter animosity to back a new Internet research laboratory aimed at helping entrepreneurs introduce more groundbreaking ideas to a mass audience.
Google and Sun have formed an pact 2 months ago, by the way. What wonders if they will use Java, Open Source (notably LAMP), or commercial software in the lab. Perhaps a mixture of all?