At an MIT event, Microsoft president Brad Smith says the company was “on the wrong side of history” with open source
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@skinnylatte
Adrianna Tan
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Microsoft: we were wrong about open source. In other news, the sun rises in the east https://www.theverge.com/...
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@jwolpert
John Wolpert
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One of the many reasons why @Microsoft these days is making @Apple look like Microsoft. (This, and the brilliant designs of @panos_panay.) “Microsoft: We were wrong about open source, but luckily you can change” | ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/...
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@amandaksilver
Amanda Silver
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Convincing folks that we should make TypeScript open source took months. Then came VS Code, .NET, Xamarin, GitHub and even to our recent partnerships with folks like Redis Labs - It's NIGHT AND DAY. #msbuild https://www.theverge.com/...
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@dirkriehle
Dirk Riehle
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This simply means that Microsoft wisened up and now is an even more formidable competitor. This ability to adapt is the hallmark of an enduring company. Its foes will long for the days were the open source attack angle on Microsoft was wide open. https://twitter.com/...
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@alrubinger
Andrew Lee Rubinger
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Open source won. We move forward, together. https://twitter.com/...
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@kevinokeefe
Kevin O'Keefe
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Microsoft's Brad Smith (@BradSmi) was the person to help me understand how open source software could make money. Until then I couldn't my mind around it. We were speaking at the same event (me as the undercard) about fifteen years ago. https://twitter.com/...
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@backlon
Dieter Bohn
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I feel like at least half of Microsoft's last decade has been “Haha whoops! That was dumb and/or mean. Let's try again to do it right this time.” And it is working. https://www.theverge.com/...