On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 11:00:45PM -0400, Luis Ibanez wrote: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/technology/05soft.html > > > <quote> > > "..Part of its problem may be that its ability to intrigue and attract > software > developers is also waning, which threatens its ability to steer markets over > the long term. When it comes to electronic devices, people writing software > have turned their attention to platforms from Apple and Google." > > "Meanwhile, young technology companies today rely on free, open-source > business > software rather than Microsoft s products, so young students, soon to be > looking for jobs, have embraced open-source software as well." > It just shows the relevance of learning how to operate in a free software community as part of a CS/MIS/IT curriculum. "We have won" to paraphrase Eben Moglen. Microsoft was to resort to giving its wares/warez away :)
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