Comments on: Microsoft’s Ballmer slams open source http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/07/microsofts_ballmer_slams_open_source/ Nerds are for Dorks Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:55:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sean http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/07/microsofts_ballmer_slams_open_source/comment-page-1/#comment-2830 Sean Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:46:37 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=532#comment-2830 The sad thing is that Balmer is completely correct in same ways. If you are going to use open source software you do not have an entity to blame unless such products are purchased and supported by a vendor for the open source products. This is changing though, this is as expected FUD. Microsoft does not take kindly to competitors, especially since the open source model doesn't lend itself to being attacked or mitigated by standard monopoly buisness practices. Their greatest effort to resist open source invading their market share is FUD. Once the FUD runs out, Microsoft will have to compete to meet the expecations set by open source products, which means compeition. Competition breeds innovation and improvement. We can lovely consider this the the arms race of the future MegaCorp software companies vs. the open world. I doubt there will be a winner but everyone will benefit from it one way or another. The sad thing is that Balmer is completely correct in same ways. If you are going to use open source software you do not have an entity to blame unless such products are purchased and supported by a vendor for the open source products.

This is changing though, this is as expected FUD. Microsoft does not take kindly to competitors, especially since the open source model doesn’t lend itself to being attacked or mitigated by standard monopoly buisness practices.

Their greatest effort to resist open source invading their market share is FUD.

Once the FUD runs out, Microsoft will have to compete to meet the expecations set by open source products, which means compeition. Competition breeds innovation and improvement.

We can lovely consider this the the arms race of the future MegaCorp software companies vs. the open world. I doubt there will be a winner but everyone will benefit from it one way or another.

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