Over the years, Microsoft has guarded its source code very carefully. It's been very measured in how it's approached complying with that particular part of the sanctions. |
Security is an ongoing battle. Microsoft can never declare victory. But clearly, Microsoft has made great strides hardening the OS. |
So far, the results have been less than stellar. |
Some things that Microsoft thinks will be great do have the potential of being annoying, |
That will basically, if not totally, eliminate the threat [from] IE. At the very least, it certainly cuts down on the vulnerabilities. |
The key to Vista is security, security, security. |
The margin of error for them is minute. |
The metamorphosis of Linux from a free, hobbyist software environment to a major revenue-producing operating system is occurring with the same surety and swiftness of a neighborhood undergoing gentrification, |
The metamorphosis of Linux from a free, hobbyist software environment to a major revenue-producing operating system is occurring with the same surety and swiftness of a neighborhood undergoing gentrification. |
The percentage of customers who say they are actively looking to replace Microsoft has gone up. When it comes down to it, some people aren't going to be able to do it (migrate off of Windows and Office). But where Microsoft can be replaced, it's become a real fashionable thing to do. |
There's lots of money to be made in [the Linux] market for smart vendors with superior marketing and technical service and support skills. |
They are getting better on tools and things, and they can afford the best and the brightest. They're one of the few companies that has not had layoffs. |
They have a reputation for being very stingy with their APIs and code, but the key to any platform like MSN is applications and a rich developer network. |
They have to do this to survive, compete and thrive, because MSN is in a pitched battle with Yahoo, Google and AOL ( NYSE: AOL - news ), which have created their own Web developer platforms. |
They'll definitely keep integrating it, whether through product development or acquisition. |