Comments on: Microsoft release Creative Commons tool for Office 2003 http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/microsoft-release-creative-commons-tool-for-office-2003/ Technology, Computers, Web 2.0, Google, Microsoft, and just about anything else Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:37:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Peter http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/microsoft-release-creative-commons-tool-for-office-2003/#comment-103 Peter Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:10:24 +0000 http://gizbuzz.co.uk/?p=253#comment-103 Considering how much stick people tend to give Microsoft for being 'evil', it's surprising how much they do, and it looks like they are genuinely trying to do more. In fact, for some time now, Microsoft have actually had an open source project, the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/wix/" rel="nofollow">Windows Installer XML Toolset</a>. Microsoft get a lot of stick about the past, and they still do bad things. But I think as a company they are desperately trying to shake off their image and reinvent themself. They also do <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/default.mspx" rel="nofollow">Shared Source</a> as well, which is where they let people who do a lot of work with Windows have some source code, for a price (the purpose being they can use it to make their products better). Considering how much stick people tend to give Microsoft for being ‘evil’, it’s surprising how much they do, and it looks like they are genuinely trying to do more.

In fact, for some time now, Microsoft have actually had an open source project, the Windows Installer XML Toolset.

Microsoft get a lot of stick about the past, and they still do bad things. But I think as a company they are desperately trying to shake off their image and reinvent themself.

They also do Shared Source as well, which is where they let people who do a lot of work with Windows have some source code, for a price (the purpose being they can use it to make their products better).

]]> By: Huw http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/microsoft-release-creative-commons-tool-for-office-2003/#comment-101 Huw Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:45:33 +0000 http://gizbuzz.co.uk/?p=253#comment-101 Is this part of the new Ray Ozzie strategy? Is this his first move to abolish the grinch-like impression that has dogged Microsoft and which Scoble has only managed to fight off to an extent? If it is, and we see more similar steps, then Microsoft's future looks secure. Is this part of the new Ray Ozzie strategy? Is this his first move to abolish the grinch-like impression that has dogged Microsoft and which Scoble has only managed to fight off to an extent? If it is, and we see more similar steps, then Microsoft’s future looks secure.

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