Thoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression Pact

Re:Thoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression... by jimnotgym on Saturday October 13, 2018 @01:58PM (#18209169)

Tl;Dr

Microsoft did a good thing (whatever it's motivation).

Some people want Microsoft to do more.

There is always a danger in this that Microsoft think that their MicrosoftHeartsLinux strategy isn't working and go back to what they were doing before. The 'nothing we do is ever good enough for them,' outcome.

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Re:Thoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression... by tomnipotent on Saturday October 13, 2018 @02:05PM (#18209205)

I remember reading that something like 40% [0] of Azure servers now run Linux. It's in Microsoft's best interest to embrace Linux, and they've been doing a damn good job the last few years. It simply takes time for the momentum of a ship as large as MS to change course.

[0] https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-says-40-percent-of-a...

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Re:Thoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression... by jkaplowitz on Saturday October 13, 2018 @02:07PM (#18209212)

This article doesn't contain a single negative word about Microsoft's recent actions (the negative bit goes along with an Internet Archive link from 2013), and indeed it calls one of those recent actions a step forward.

Sure it requests another step to more fully achieve the outcome people may think is implied by MS joining OIN, but there's nothing wrong with making that request.

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