Comments on: Microsoft as in Free http://www.techcrunchit.com/2008/08/05/microsoft-as-in-free/ TechCrunching the Enterprise Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:47:33 -0800 hourly 1 By: Jake Berger http://www.techcrunchit.com/2008/08/05/microsoft-as-in-free/comment-page-1/#comment-4936 Jake Berger Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:33:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=301#comment-4936 eg927zzl1v1s686c eg927zzl1v1s686c

]]> By: Sally http://www.techcrunchit.com/2008/08/05/microsoft-as-in-free/comment-page-1/#comment-3348 Sally Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:07:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=301#comment-3348 Did you hear about Memopal.com? They search 100 Linux Beta tester but they're using a novel approach for recruiting them. If you're interested, the way to sign up is to visit the Memopal wiki http://betatest.memopal.com/index.php/Main_Page. I read about it this article: http://ostatic.com/170823-blog/memopal-linux-testers-wanted Did you hear about Memopal.com?

They search 100 Linux Beta tester but they’re using a novel approach for recruiting them. If you’re interested, the way to sign up is to visit the Memopal wiki http://betatest.memopal.com/index.php/Main_Page.

I read about it this article:
http://ostatic.com/170823-blog/memopal-linux-testers-wanted

]]> By: Jeff http://www.techcrunchit.com/2008/08/05/microsoft-as-in-free/comment-page-1/#comment-3297 Jeff Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:34:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=301#comment-3297 I fear that you are giving the corporate/enterprise market far too much credit. These large corporate environments are mostly still run by the same class of "old generation" hairballs that are running IBM. It is going to take forever for large (and multi-national) corporates to start trusting their data to generic hosting environments that are run externally - no matter who is running them (MS, IBM, Google, etc.). Open-source has been around for a lot longer than cloud computing and even with analysts like Gartner, Forrester (whom enterprises seem to trust) vouching for open-source based strategies, it still is taking forever for the enterprise environment to adapt. On the other hand - I agree that the "Microsoft-free" approach has little chances of success as well. Overall, the status-quo is the preferred comfort zone for the majority of large corporate environments - which means Windows, MS Office, Exchange/Lotus Notes, etc. I fear that you are giving the corporate/enterprise market far too much credit. These large corporate environments are mostly still run by the same class of “old generation” hairballs that are running IBM. It is going to take forever for large (and multi-national) corporates to start trusting their data to generic hosting environments that are run externally – no matter who is running them (MS, IBM, Google, etc.). Open-source has been around for a lot longer than cloud computing and even with analysts like Gartner, Forrester (whom enterprises seem to trust) vouching for open-source based strategies, it still is taking forever for the enterprise environment to adapt.
On the other hand – I agree that the “Microsoft-free” approach has little chances of success as well. Overall, the status-quo is the preferred comfort zone for the majority of large corporate environments – which means Windows, MS Office, Exchange/Lotus Notes, etc.

]]> By: More Cowbell and the Art of Shin She http://www.techcrunchit.com/2008/08/05/microsoft-as-in-free/comment-page-1/#comment-3292 More Cowbell and the Art of Shin She Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:54:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=301#comment-3292 My take: IBM, king of porting applications (a first level requirement for any product there) re-announced that they ported to Linux. It was done along time ago. Hell, they had Notes working on a Posix kernel in 1997. No big whoop. My guess: 1. Ray Ozzie and the band will give us Groove on steroids operating within a browser. This will include video players, presentation tools, a word processor, all based on XML, XAML, etc. 2. Google will create fud with lots of new stuff like they always do yet still rely upon advertising revenue to fund everything. 3. Corporate America will continue not to trust OpenSource and Linux except for continual testing - just in case something good comes out. My take: IBM, king of porting applications (a first level requirement for any product there) re-announced that they ported to Linux. It was done along time ago. Hell, they had Notes working on a Posix kernel in 1997. No big whoop.

My guess: 1. Ray Ozzie and the band will give us Groove on steroids operating within a browser. This will include video players, presentation tools, a word processor, all based on XML, XAML, etc.

2. Google will create fud with lots of new stuff like they always do yet still rely upon advertising revenue to fund everything.

3. Corporate America will continue not to trust OpenSource and Linux except for continual testing – just in case something good comes out.

]]> By: Nick W http://www.techcrunchit.com/2008/08/05/microsoft-as-in-free/comment-page-1/#comment-3284 Nick W Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:12:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=301#comment-3284 It's all a bit cloak and dagger, and I had to read it twice but wow, IBM must be really pissed at this.. Thanks Steve, great job! It’s all a bit cloak and dagger, and I had to read it twice but wow, IBM must be really pissed at this..

Thanks Steve, great job!

]]> By: Avatar http://www.techcrunchit.com/2008/08/05/microsoft-as-in-free/comment-page-1/#comment-3279 Avatar Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:02:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=301#comment-3279 Totally agree. with the advent of Microsoft new hosted services, Software plus services strategy using Office Live for Office and the yet to come Silverlight 3.0 (more than likely since it will bring AIR and Google Gears like functionality from what it is known) powered Live Office Suite this so called "pact" will be like shooting rubber bullets to a armored car. what would be the point of that?. Totally agree. with the advent of Microsoft new hosted services, Software plus services strategy using Office Live for Office and the yet to come Silverlight 3.0 (more than likely since it will bring AIR and Google Gears like functionality from what it is known) powered Live Office Suite this so called “pact” will be like shooting rubber bullets to a armored car. what would be the point of that?.

]]> By: till http://www.techcrunchit.com/2008/08/05/microsoft-as-in-free/comment-page-1/#comment-3275 till Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:40:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=301#comment-3275 Man, I got confused how you cut from Microsoft to IBM to Google back to Microsoft and then to Delta. When you wrote, "two reasons", I'd call that an understatement. Anyway, back to Linux - look at Ubuntu. It works for many people. And honestly, people don't care if they use Windows, Mac or Linux. They just want every file they get to open and display right. And I think we are almost there - well maybe some of those darn XLS' are still an issue so let's hope this initiative can tackle this problem and embrace OPEN standards, and then it will work. And cut IBM some slack. They are big, and they are slow. :) They are doing a lot in the "open" space though. It's not all proprietory. It's just not as easy to move in it when you are a giant of a company. Man, I got confused how you cut from Microsoft to IBM to Google back to Microsoft and then to Delta. When you wrote, “two reasons”, I’d call that an understatement.

Anyway, back to Linux – look at Ubuntu. It works for many people. And honestly, people don’t care if they use Windows, Mac or Linux. They just want every file they get to open and display right.

And I think we are almost there – well maybe some of those darn XLS’ are still an issue so let’s hope this initiative can tackle this problem and embrace OPEN standards, and then it will work.

And cut IBM some slack. They are big, and they are slow. :) They are doing a lot in the “open” space though. It’s not all proprietory. It’s just not as easy to move in it when you are a giant of a company.

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