[kictanet] Microsoft Official Statement

[Dorcas Muthoni]

I am entertained by this so called "Microsoft’s official company statement
in response to the Open Source Vs Proprietary Software"
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*From Linux Foundation >>> For the first time, Microsoft appears on list of
companies that are contributing to the Linux kernel. *Ranking at number 17,
the company that once called Linux a “cancer,” today is working within the
collaborative development model to support its virtualization efforts and
its customers. Because Linux has reached a state of ubiquity, in which both
the enterprise and mobile computing markets are relying on the operating
system, Microsoft is clearly working to adapt.

Truly, times have changed in the software world. Microsoft is playing catch
up..

I guess this statement was responding to this article
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000066158&story_title=state-warned-on-ditching-copyrighted-softwarewhere
one of their staff made outrageous statements.

Luckily, today, users know better!


On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Lavinniah Muthoni (Human Capital
Synergies) <v-lavinm at microsoft.com> wrote:

>  *Please see below Microsoft’s official company statement in response to
> the Open Source Vs Proprietary Software.*
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> The open source versus proprietary software debate is no longer relevant.
> Most customers today operate diverse environments and simply want their
> technology to work together well, hence the need to focus on
> interoperability. At Microsoft, we help customers optimize their existing
> IT infrastructure while also transitioning to new technologies. We help
> solve their interoperability challenges and find efficient and cost
> effective solutions for their mixed IT environments.****
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> Microsoft’s commitment to ‘openness’ also supports developers and
> partners. We have built close partnerships with the PHP, Apache, and Linux
> open source communities. (According to the Linux Foundation<http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2012/04/linux-foundation-releases-annual-linux-development-report>,
> Microsoft is ranked as a top contributor to Linux.) ****
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> Customers are at the heart of our approach. We enable customers to deploy
> and manage solutions in environments that integrate Microsoft and open
> source technologies. Multiple engineering teams at Microsoft actively
> participate in open source projects and share the common industry view that
> software users will continue to see a mixed IT and development environment
> for years to come****
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> *Kind Regards,*
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> *Lavinniah Muthoni | Public Relations & Events Manager | Microsoft East
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