Microsoft Open Technologies (MOT)

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Bye-Bye Ballmer, Hello Open Source? Microsoft's Upcoming Options

Simon Phipps | InfoWorld | August 30, 2013

Despite early 'cancer' slur, Steve Ballmer has been investing in open source. Could his departure open doors at Microsoft? Read More »

Microsoft In OPEN-SOURCE .Net Love-In With New Foundation

Neil McAllister | The Register | April 4, 2014

Microsoft has opened its .Net programming framework to the developer community by releasing the code for a broad range of .Net-related software as open-source projects under the stewardship of a new, dedicated foundation.  The surprise announcement came during the Thursday keynote at Redmond's annual Build developer conference, taking place this week in San Francisco.

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