The Web Economy/13

MS vs The World
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.

Topics

 * Many see Microsoft business model of swallowing other competitors as evil. The major weapon that MS uses to built its wealth is the patents it holds over its Windows Operating System and the Office tools.
 * MS is now threatened by Linux and even so by the recent explosive Google. It attempts to slow the imbalance by attempting to buy up Yahoo! Inc.
 * Sun produces Java that is very popular but wasn't open source until lately when it is suffering a downfall.
 * IBM succesfully invest more than a billion USD per year in Linux and Apache and derive more in profit back.
 * Freebies and Open Source are disruptive forces that brings a net result of vast advancement and quantum leaps to the market.

Discussion

 * What are Microsoft good and bad points?
 * How does it confronts Open Source?
 * What are the new disruptive technologies out there that are Open Source?
 * What do you predict would happen and who will survive? Why?
 * Should there be only free software and no proprietary ones?

Activities

 * Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
 * Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
 * Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.

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