Microsoft Reboots

March 2008 as a United States citizens opinions are not institutionalized seems to be the two major political parties (I would describe it is a law and order, freedom and dangerous liberal tendencies), I rankle in the often repeated memes of electoral politics. No election season and the meme is that strong, because the wear and tear, and as shamelessly abused the concept of change.

You can not find a viable candidate will argue that the status quo is disastrous. So you have the candidates talk about between the two sides shouted Who is the best way to bring about change.

, and all of this in the political shouting, Microsoft may have done some alarming. The company actually¡­¡­ changed.

through open access to hundreds of previously proprietary API, Microsoft has changed the rules for the development work or interface with Microsoft solutions and platform. Experienced is the so-called "commercial secrets license" and the need to reverse engineer interfaces for Linux application software. Now, developers can plan, write and maintain the software, in a more physical environment, have not been secured by the cost and complexity of multiple licenses.

, but how important is this announcement, really? Surely, this should help Microsoft attract more and more open source community developers, their offensive permit secured environment. Smaller scale, the Windows operating system should benefit from facing the clothing. However, any use of commercial software product affected by the interface and IP, or to enter a members of the royal family and license agreement. This announcement will not be simply categorized as Microsoft plays defense? Microsoft tried to make the case was Yahoo, open APIs position, to defuse a strong argument against the purchase. The new policy seems to appease anger is also suitable for the European Commission (EC), which has for many years been pursuing antitrust action against Microsoft. For its part, the EC seems to be quite convinced. Five days later, Microsoft announced that Microsoft and the EC hit 1.3 billion US dollars of fines and of a survey conducted in 2004 that Microsoft had engaged in monopolistic behavior. Ukraine.

Also, the relaxation of restrictions, on these API still is a welcome change. It could, at least in small measure, Ray Ozzie signal the growing influence of Microsoft. Since succeed Bill Gates as Microsofts chief software architect, in June 2006, industry watchers have wrung hands Ozzie role in Redmond. He won acclaim for the early efforts in Windows Live, but his term of office, including last years ugly dustup patent bombs against Linux and other open-source developers.

in the election year, will not be open API released the amount of Ray Ozzie in his inaugural speech to the developer community? We can see this change in policy, which not only increased the open-source developers around the windows. Net, but it may lead to a more open Microsoft software and licensing model? let me know your thoughts on air pollution index published and how it change the way you shop to find out. I mdesmond@reddevnews.com e-mail.