Microsoft’s open-source strategy: A picture is worth a thousand words

Ms. Foley states Microsoft tries to make Linux obsolete in the LAMP-stack. To me, this sounds rather ridiculous, if you have a WAMP stack, the only thing which is obsolete is Windows of course. There's no single merit in having WAMP over LAMP.

It seems Microsoft understands this too, and therefore tiesy to lock their WAMP customers into their platforms. I remember from the 'secret' Microsoft documents which became public after the Ohio-hearing that for Microsoft it is more important that people use their platforms, than that people use their 'products'. Platforms, in this case, would be AD, probably OOXML and .NET, so that will be the direction Microsoft is pushing if somebody would use WAMP I guess. Sure, Linux has AD, OOXML and .NET 'support' too, but it will always be not as up to date and good as in Windows. So their platforms are their only chance to make their customers keep using Windows. Probably the biggest problem is people who use PHP and Java don't have a need for .NET in first place, since costs of migrating to .NET are very high. This can only mean they are desperate to lock those WAMP-users in into the other platforms they have.

How about VAMP? Vista, Apache, Mysql, P-language? ;)

The thing I think is the most interesting is:

Quoting:“Our focus is getting OSS on top of Windows,” Ramji said

Hah! A surrender! ;)

Quoting:“And I’m focused on (providing) interoperability between the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) and Windows stacks.”

Correction: "...on (providing) an impression of interoperability..." I don't believe he thinks his bosses will allow him succeed in that.

Quoting:Platforms, in this case, would be AD, probably OOXML and .NET, so that will be the direction Microsoft is pushing if somebody would use WAMP I guess. Sure, Linux has AD, OOXML and .NET 'support' too, but it will always be not as up to date and good as in Windows.

Good point Hkwint. It was going to be my 2nd part of my post when I was pulled away from my computer.

In a heterogeneous environment, which is/will be dominant in the enterprise, AD will play an important role. With the EU-Microsoft deal to make AD specification available, Linux-Windows interoperability via AD is not going to be an issue. Keeping it up to date wouldn't be either since MS is obligated to release its updates fairly quickly. If MS doesn't, EU will force or penalize them.

OOXML is not going to be Microsoft's only format, governments and enterprise organizations will dictate to Microsoft to adopt ODF, otherwise MS will lose a good portion of its Office market. If OOXML doesn't make it as an ISO standard, the leverage will even be stronger.

.Net is good but its biggest weakness is its complexity. It is so complex it becomes painful and expensive to support. Many more will use FOSS stack instead.

Microsoft's one and only interest is to ensure that everyone has to buy at least one of their products for every machine they run.

At _least_. That's all they have ever wanted.

I much prefer a LAPPP stack (Linux-Apache-PostgreSQL-PERL-PHP)

I Like my LAMM stack (Linux Apache MySQL Mono)

I like a stack of pancakes with real maple syrup and butter.

Quoting:I like a stack of pancakes with real maple syrup and butter.

Make it a Waffle and I am right there with you Carla..

And a sausage or two next to the pancakes (or waffles).

Sausage..Bacon..Hash Browns (dark)..

Mmmm...

Good...

Keep that up and you won't have any room on your plate for the LAMP/LAPPP stack.

Quoting:Keep that up and you won't have any room on your plate for the LAMP/LAPPP stack.

Or the Lamm.

Sausage with maple syrup. That sounds... interesting.

Sausage with maple syrup. That sounds... interesting.

That's one word for it, yes. Hmm, time for a HAM stack. :)

Added:

Since the above can be taken several ways, I should add that I agree with Bob below. Maple syrup goes well with sausage, bacon, and ham.

> Sausage with maple syrup. That sounds... interesting.

What? The syrup stayed only on your pancakes, never sloshing down onto your bacon or sausage? (and I wonder why my cholesterol is so bad)

Seriously maple bacon and maple sausage are _wonderful_.

But then, maple syrup on tire rubber would probably taste good to me.

There were a couple of old sugar-maples where I lived for several years. Sometimes a branch would get broken during winter from ice or something, and in the cold a sap-icicle would form. Wonderful, crunchy, sweet. I miss the North East!

Some sweetened meats (esp. porks) are delicious. For example:

ham w/ cherry sauce on Christmas apple-smoked ham (gr8 job Dad!)

In fact, when Dad smoked the ham, it was so incredibly tasty, my brother and I realized we couldn't make fun of Dad's cooking any more. Even the leathery outer layers didn't go to waste.

Oops, we have wandered off yet again. ;-)

In my country they like WEED-stek(je)s.

Quoting:In fact, when Dad smoked the ham,

So cigarettes weren't good enough for him. Did he use a Pipe or rollies?

And I'm vegetarian ;)

>> And I'm vegetarian ;)

So, if I understand you correctly, you're saying that you smoke the real stuff. Right? :)