alt Hacker NewsIt’s interesting how things have changed in 25 years. Around 2001, Microsoft was crusading against open source and facing an antitrust lawsuit with Netscape.
Now 25 years later, MS runs its cloud businesses with Linux, and their development in Rust.
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imglorp • yesterday at 9:17 PM
They've changed business model from selling software (windows, office, terminal server) to selling services (cloud services, user surveillance/exfil, advertising). The OS is just a vehicle to drive those service streams: maybe it's even a loss leader?
MBCook • today at 3:48 AM
New CEOs can do that to a company.
That grin will soon be wiped off their faces when Linux Mint takes over the desktop and wipes another one or two Trillion dollars off their market cap.