SearchOpenSource: OSBC Director: Can Microsoft Become One of the OSS Guys?

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"Will there be a rise in OSS/Microsoft interoperability this year?

"Matt Asay: For every OSS project except Linux, the vast majority of the trials happen on Windows. A lot of this is because that is what people have on their desktops. They want to try SugarCRM and [Windows is] what is there.

"I think if Microsoft is smart they will continue to partner with vendors like JBoss, talk with Alfresco [Software Inc.] and others about testing in Windows environments..."

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