http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/felix_cohen/microsoft_gives_away_the_crown_jewels Comments for "Microsoft's Hard Choice, Felix Cohen " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/felix_cohen/microsoft_gives_away_the_crown_jewels#comment-440299 <p>"I fear the Geeks, even when they are bearing gifts!"</p> Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:05:32 +0000 willow28 comment 440299 at http://www.opendemocracy.net http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/felix_cohen/microsoft_gives_away_the_crown_jewels <p> Microsoft has, apparently out of the blue, released <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/02/22/microsoft-woos-open-saucers"><u>technical details</u></a> of most of its largest selling products which will allow competing companies and open source developers to create software that integrates far better with the Seattle company’s solutions. For example, Microsoft has released full details of the file storage formats it has used for its Office products, and has committed to allowing developers to be able to add new format functionality to the software. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/felix_cohen/microsoft_gives_away_the_crown_jewels" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/felix_cohen/microsoft_gives_away_the_crown_jewels">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/felix_cohen/microsoft_gives_away_the_crown_jewels#comment Felix Cohen oD Today Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:05:57 +0000 Felix Cohen 35905 at http://www.opendemocracy.net