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'Open cloud' plan sparks dissent

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BBC News; By Maggie Shiels 		Mail this story
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A plan by IBM to launch an industry-wide 'open' cloud computing strategy has seemingly backfired amid accusations of closed deals. Google pulled out after signing up and Amazon said it would not get involved. Microsoft criticised the plan, saying it was given two days to sign up to a "secret" manifesto with no input.

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Comments (2)

tracyanne ·
is to keep their closed silos.
gus3 ·
After the way Microsoft bolloxed the proceedings at ISO, they have zero right to complain about being excluded from the drafting process.

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