Strange days indeed

Two wooden figures holding hands in front of a lake. In a month of unexpected outcomes, we have also seen some tech partnership announcements, ones we thought we might never see. In fact, just this week we witnessed Microsoft joining the Linux foundation and Google joining Microsoft’s .NET foundation. You cannot minimize just how at odds these announcements are with what has been the reality of the tech industry over the last 20 years.… Read More Continue reading Strange days indeed

Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation — Turns Love Affair Into a Relationship

You won’t believe your eyes while reading this, but this is true. Microsoft just joined the Linux Foundation as a high-paying Platinum member.

Microsoft’s love with open source community is embracing as time passes. At its first Connect event in 2013,… Continue reading Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation — Turns Love Affair Into a Relationship

Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

microsoft-tux-linux How is this for a surprise: Microsoft today announced that it is joining the Linux Foundation as a high-paying Platinum member. “This may come as a surprise to you, but they were not big fans,” Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin told me about his foundation’s history with Microsoft. The new Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella, however, is singing a very… Read More Continue reading Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation