http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/082310-microsoft-open-source.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2010-08-24Steve Ballmer had a different take on things at one time:
Everyone in the Linux world remembers Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's famous comment that Linux is a "cancer" that threatened Microsoft's intellectual property.
And although Steve Ballmer is almost as stubborn as Steve Jobs, one of his henchmen was willing to state the obvious:
Ballmer is still CEO of Microsoft, but that comment occurred in 2001, a lifetime ago in the technology market. While Microsoft hasn't formally rescinded its declaration that Linux violates its patents, at least one Microsoft executive admits that the company’s earlier battle stance was a mistake. Microsoft wants the world to understand, whatever its issues with Linux, it no longer has any gripe toward open source.
I wonder how many years it will take before Steve Ballmer says "of course, I've ALWAYS been a fan of open source!!"
