A research company engaged by Microsoft to compare .NET against IBM WebSphere/J2EE has added a unique twist to its results by describing many of them in terms its own code of conduct refers to as "gross and ultimately useless generalisations".
Microsoft's love-hate relationship with open-source software can be epitomised by recent efforts to enhance interoperability and lure developers to Windows.
Microsoft has hired one of the key figures behind a popular Linux distribution to educate its in-house developers about open source.
Linux advocates hoping to convert Windows users to the open source operating system are more likely to succeed with technophobes and very inexperienced computer users than with Windows power users.
Are radical elements in the open source community slowing eroding the reputation and uptake of open-source software?
Are radical elements in the open source community slowing eroding the reputation and uptake of open-source software?
Two years ago, software engineer Shaun Walker got an e-mail from a Microsoft product manager, suggesting ways to keep Walker's development project from foundering.
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Novell and Mandrakesoft have accused Microsoft's chief executive of being selective with the facts in his latest e-mail attacking Linux.
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Apple Computer on Thursday released the final version of its iSync synchronization software, in what could be seen as an attempt to trump new software coming next week from Microsoft.
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