It's about what Microsoft calls "getting IBMed." But there is another form of exploitation, which a reader sent us a tip about. If those developers make some money, then Microsoft copies them and undercuts them through pricing or bundling. Microsoft is renowned (or notorious, depending one's point of view) for only exploiting developers who help Microsoft increase sales, e.g. Bill Hilf and Microsoft's 'Terror Culture'.A Wooden Horse Knocks on the Door of the Open Source Initiative City. The Anatomy of Invade-to-Subvert Strategies.Not Everyone in the OSI Shows “Respect for Microsoft”.Speculation: Who or What is Walli? (Or “How Microsoft Invades FOSS”).Microsoft Open Sores (May Contain Patents).Don't Play Politics and Diplomacy with Microsoft. Microsoft's Aggressive Push to Assimilate FOSS to Microsoft.Novell Resentment: OSI, Others Begin to Wake Up.SDTimes Explains Why Microsoft Wants Open Source.Is Microsoft Embracing Open Source? Like a Python Embraces a Gazelle.Those who are new to this debate are advised to read: WE have already warned Free software developers who are led to believe that Microsoft is genuinely interested in helping them, rather than exploiting them as usual.
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