Comment Microsoft misses the boat (Score 1) 750
"'We haven't talked to a single user who has said they're using [open source] because it's better." Hysterical and obviously, they don't talk to enough users.
What corporate users like about open software is not only the quality, but the ability to take it in house, code review it and ensure that it meets their IT standards. With prorpietary software will only allow you black-box prodding at something while not really knowomg what the code actually does. Price is a consideration, to be sure, but the control and extensibility are strong motivators here, too. Redmond knows this. This is FUD and Microsoft will continue to try different stories until they find an angle that gets some traction.
What corporate users like about open software is not only the quality, but the ability to take it in house, code review it and ensure that it meets their IT standards. With prorpietary software will only allow you black-box prodding at something while not really knowomg what the code actually does. Price is a consideration, to be sure, but the control and extensibility are strong motivators here, too. Redmond knows this. This is FUD and Microsoft will continue to try different stories until they find an angle that gets some traction.
