Has Open Source Jumped the Shark?

[ Thanks to AlexGr for this link. ]

"I've been a Linux fan for years, but lately I wonder if the drum beating from the big IT vendors in favor of open source hasn't finally slipped over the edge from sincere enthusiasm to meaningless--or in some cases downright hypocritical--sloganeering. The example that brought this gloomy thought to mind was a recent IBM press release touting a 'new open client solution' as an 'alternative to vendor lock-in.' Wow. Imagine that. An alternative to vendor lock-in.

"Upon examination, this press release turns out to be unintentionally hilarious..."

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