Microsoft Becomes Linux Foundation Platinum Member
Apparently, being a platinum member entails donating $500k [1], so it's not that big a deal for Microsoft ($85B revenue[2]). And as the article states, there has been negativity in the linux community regarding the old arch-enemy joining their ranks. Looking at the new Microsoft however, I think it's fair to assume that the days of "embrace, extend and extinguish"[3] are over and they are genuinely interested in cooperation.<p>It's an important political gesture that Nadella goes in this direction. Since they also added a linux subsystem into the latest Windows release[4], I get the impression that he wants to leave the cloud to linux and try to position Windows as a user-facing client. This is a difficult decision to make, but it makes sense. Microsoft without Ballmer is seeing its position in the Corporate world as it is and I hope we will continue to see more openness as a result.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/hp-pays-500000-for-linux-foundation-platinum-membership-05255636/" rel="nofollow">http://www.slashgear.com/hp-pays-500000-for-linux-foundation...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/earnings/FY-2016-Q4/press-release-webcast" rel="nofollow">https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/earnings/FY-2016-Q4...</a><p>[3] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish</a><p>[4] <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12234735" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12234735</a>