:SiliconValley.com/Reuters: Microsoft declares war on ``free software'' model
SiliconValley.com/Reuters: Microsoft declares war on ``free software'' model May 4, 2001, 00 :15 UTC (21 Talkback[s]) (9814 reads) (Other stories by Reuters)
From the "well disposed to Microsoft's softening stance" to this: "Mundie laced his speech, heralded as a major position statement, with language more in the spirit of a trash-talking sports star than the typically ambiguous, jargon-filled phrasings of a software executive."
Balance achieved, the editorial staff returns to its other responsibilities.
"Mundie laced his speech, heralded as a major position statement, with language more in the spirit of a trash-talking sports star than the typically ambiguous, jargon-filled phrasings of a software executive."
"He described the open software movement as ``flimsy,'' ''flawed,'' jeopardizing property rights and threatening to undermine the software industry, a key economic growth engine."