Silicon.com: Devil’s Advocate: Why Microsoft Should Be Happy About Open Source

“Large organisations tend to buy technology from the biggest IT
companies. For everyone, though, there are benefits to being sure
that alternatives are available. The Mono project is a particularly
interesting example of how open source is keeping Microsoft on its
toes.

“Mono was initially supported by Ximian, which is now part of
Novell. It is well on the way to building an open source version of
Microsoft’s .Net development platform. This is only one part of the
whole, somewhat diffuse, .Net programme but it is a particularly
important one.

“There are a number of reasons why open source is the only way
to achieve something like this…”

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