Analysis by the Software Freedom Law Center states that Microsoft's open specification promise provides "no assurance to GPL developers."
Solutions help port Microsoft .NET apps to Linux.
Company donates debug tool to Eclipse project.
According to IDG news service, Novell Vice President Miguel de Icaza publicly decried his company's patent licensing deal with Microsoft at Redmond's MIX08 conference last week in Las Vegas.
Microsoft's CEO acknowledged
frustration with the acceptance of Windows Vista and the company's failure to
upgrade its Internet Explorer browser more routinely, as well the questionable
decision to pursue separate development paths for Internet Explorer and the
.NET Framework.
Move aims to assure the interoperability of OOXML, ODF and other document formats.
Engineering team cites marked performance improvements over the last version.
AMD, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based CPU chipmaker, announced its collaboration efforts with Microsoft leading up to Microsoft's big launch yesterday.
EU cites overpricing for "interface documentation" on work group servers.
New version adds additional functionality to an easy-to-use open source database.
Exec describes Sun plans to acquire open source companies whose products have "broad distribution" and community support.
The rich Internet application development platform for Windows and Macintosh was released, with a Linux version expected later this year.
Letter suggests that the Yahoo acquisition may close by the second half of 2008, if approved by regulators.
Redmond's stated policy shift suggests better interoperability with open source solutions may happen, some say.
CEO Ballmer described a company shift toward promoting open connections, data portability, standards and community engagement.