VNUnet: Open Source Invades Middleware

“Open source is creeping through middleware, turning it into a
profit-less commodity and forcing technology companies to seek
value further up the food chain, according to two leading open
source experts.

“But they warn that Microsoft understands this better than the
open source community and is focusing on controlling the value
points, with .Net a part of this strategy.

“Speaking at the LinuxExpo in Birmingham last week, Tim
O’Reilly, president of open source publisher O’Reilly &
Associates, explained that the value in an application is in the
data and the customer interactions…”

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