the world of the operating system, we mean mainly talk about Windows and OS X, but there are also Linux. This was not appreciated by Steve Ballmer that compared to cancer. “In the manner
In the world of the operating system, we mean mainly talk about Windows and OS X, but there Linux also. This was not appreciated by Steve Ballmer that compared to cancer.
“ The way the license is written, if you use open source software, you have to make the rest of your open source software. [...] Linux is a cancer of the intellectual property that attaches to everything it touches “, said Steve Ballmer in 2001.
Linux is not a cancer, it is not a competitor
When consumers buy a computer, they have the reflex to opt for Windows or OS X which is developed by Apple. The first is the market leader and the latest version is often at the heart of controversy particularly because of Microsoft practices that would force the hand to streamline migrations. However, in the OS landscape, we must not forget that Linux was widely singled out by Steve Ballmer, who was the former director of the Redmond company. There are a few years, he did not hesitate to compare it to cancer.
Steve Ballmer had fought fervently against Linux
When Steve Ballmer was Microsoft’s orders, About against the Linux community were sometimes very explicit as compared to members of the Communists. According to him, his attractive power revolved solely around free and that is why he was considered a very tough competitor. Subsequently, he lambasted the OS specifying that tended to graft “within intellectual property.” A few years later, he left the house Microsoft and its opinion has mellowed. The latter is less aggressive only because Linux is no longer a competitor.
Microsoft takes a left turn to open source
The Redmond would have made his as possible by paying large sums of money especially to cut the grass under the feet of Linux. This battle against the free OS was won by Microsoft. Now the procedure is totally different, as the new CEO does not share the same aggressive vision. Indeed, this is Satya Nadella that drives home and she had the opportunity to strengthen its activities in the field of open source. This shows that ultimately, the Redmond company has been able to inspire the Linux concept to come back even stronger while adapting to new practices.
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