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Video calling built into Mozilla, Chrome browsers 
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Video calling built into Mozilla, Chrome browsers
By Joshua Gliddon | Feb 5, 2013 | Comment Now 
Chrome, Firefox in open source web comms collaboration.
 
Microsoft seeks inclusion after open source mandate 
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Microsoft seeks inclusion after open source mandate
By Liz Tay | Feb 7, 2011 | 5 Comments 
Software giant welcomes AGIMO's open source policy.
 
Microsoft says Samba co-operation working well 
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Microsoft says Samba co-operation working well
By Angus Kidman | Aug 31, 2010 | 1 Comment 
Documentation access and bug reports ensure interoperability.
 
Internode exchanges open source e-mail for Microsoft 
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Internode exchanges open source e-mail for Microsoft
Feb 12, 2010 | 2 Comments 
Linux and Mac OS subscribers continue to use their clients of choice.
 
CodePlex: Microsoft's last chance at opening up 
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CodePlex: Microsoft's last chance at opening up
By Lilia Guan | Sep 14, 2009 | Comment Now 
Open source community sceptical over vendor's open source aims.
 
Microsoft launches an open source foundation 
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Microsoft launches an open source foundation
By Nick Farrell | Sep 14, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Codeplex is with us.
 
Microsoft may have been forced into GPL release 
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Microsoft may have been forced into GPL release
By Iain Thomson | Jul 24, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Commitment to open source less than first thought.
 
Novell glows from US$434m fling with Microsoft 
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Novell glows from US$434m fling with Microsoft
By Liz Tay | May 5, 2009 | Comment Now 
Novell's alliance director can't see Microsoft making a bid for the company, despite a US$434 million partnership that has spanned a blissful two and a half years.
 
Sun and Microsoft make cases to Linux developers 
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Sun and Microsoft make cases to Linux developers
By Shaun Nichols | Apr 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
Advocates for the three major enterprise operating systems traded barbs and made an uneasy peace at a special event in San Francisco on Wednesday.
 
Microsoft pushes Vista for school laptops 
Software
Microsoft pushes Vista for school laptops
By Ry Crozier | Feb 9, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft is backing Vista as its platform of choice for the Federal Government’s student laptop project, despite XP’s dominance in the netbook market.
 
Open source USB key to $2bn school laptop plan 
Hardware
Open source USB key to $2bn school laptop plan
By Ry Crozier | Dec 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Rudd Government’s promise of a laptop for every child could fail without at least $2 billion in public funding, but an alternative USB ‘computer’ system pioneered in France ...
 
Microsoft menaced by open source 
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Microsoft menaced by open source
By INQUIRER Newsdesk | Aug 6, 2008 | Comment Now 
Microsoft says it is under attack by open source.
 
Is Microsoft supporting Open Source through the Open Source Census? 
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Is Microsoft supporting Open Source through the Open Source Census?
By Liz Tay | Jun 25, 2008 | Comment Now 
Microsoft’s claims of promoting interoperability between open and closed systems through its support of the Open Source Census project have been met with scepticism in the Open ...
 
Microsoft sponsors Open Source Census 
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Microsoft sponsors Open Source Census
By Sylvie Barak | Jun 17, 2008 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has decided to become a sponsor of The Open Source Census project, which tracks open source usage in global enterprise.
 
EU forces Microsoft to cage open source patent dogs 
Software
EU forces Microsoft to cage open source patent dogs
By Tom Sanders | Oct 24, 2007 | Comment Now 
Redmond forced to provide free, irrevocable patent pledge to non-commercial open source..
 
Microsoft seeks open source approval 
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Microsoft seeks open source approval
By Tom Sanders | Jul 31, 2007 | Comment Now 
Microsoft is preparing to submit its three Shared Source licences to the Open Source Initiative. Approval would render them official open source licences.
 
Microsoft to open source part of Silverlight 
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Microsoft to open source part of Silverlight
May 2, 2007 | Comment Now 
Redmond dips toe in open source waters.
 
Open source community welcomes Microsoft patent pledge 
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Open source community welcomes Microsoft patent pledge
By Tom Sanders | Sep 19, 2006 | Comment Now 
Promise not to enforce web services patents given cautious welcome.
 
Microsoft feeling the open source heat 
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Microsoft feeling the open source heat
By Byron Connolly | Aug 24, 2004 | Comment Now 
Microsoft and its partners must do a better job of communicating the features of the software giant's latest platforms and educating customers on how technology can help them, ...
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