Comments on: Microsoft worried by Linux cloud http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/03/27/microsoft-worried-by-linux-cloud/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ari T. http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/03/27/microsoft-worried-by-linux-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-167590 Ari T. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:12:45 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/03/27/microsoft-worried-by-linux-cloud/#comment-167590 "Why would Microsoft support something harmful to business strategy? Because of customer demand? Because Microsoft "is committed to openness and interoperability"? "The sad thing is a huge number of people are actually clueless about how stupid and illogical this is." You fail to understand the simple fact of life that when you tramp on other peoples feet for long enough, there will be a payback time. That time has now arrived for Microsoft. “Why would Microsoft support something harmful to business strategy?

Because of customer demand? Because Microsoft “is committed to openness and interoperability”?

“The sad thing is a huge number of people are actually clueless about how stupid and illogical this is.”

You fail to understand the simple fact of life that when you tramp on other peoples feet for long enough, there will be a payback time. That time has now arrived for Microsoft.

]]> By: Eruaran http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/03/27/microsoft-worried-by-linux-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-167417 Eruaran Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:49:08 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/03/27/microsoft-worried-by-linux-cloud/#comment-167417 2015 is on the phone, they want to know if that abandoned Microsoft place in Redmond is available for rent ? 2015 is on the phone, they want to know if that abandoned Microsoft place in Redmond is available for rent ?

]]> By: GrokMe http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/03/27/microsoft-worried-by-linux-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-167339 GrokMe Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:13:46 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/03/27/microsoft-worried-by-linux-cloud/#comment-167339 IBM or the other CCIF members may or may not acquire software idea patents; that's not what's being argued here. What *is* being argued is that these CCIF members must not bring software patents or proprietary protocols and data formats into *cloud computing", thus establishing a balkanisation barrier, which prevents cloud computing users from migrating from one vendor to another, which is, as you know, Microsoft's default strategy. IBM or the other CCIF members may or may not acquire software idea patents; that’s not what’s being argued here.

What *is* being argued is that these CCIF members must not bring software patents or proprietary protocols and data formats into *cloud computing”, thus establishing a balkanisation barrier, which prevents cloud computing users from migrating from one vendor to another, which is, as you know, Microsoft’s default strategy.

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