I think some evangelists ( Phil Haack ( now @ github), Scott Guthrie, Scott Hanselman, ...) were ahead of Nadal when changing perception about Microsoft in terms of opensource and community..<p>It was a bottom-top approach with Nadal as result. Ballmer couldn&#x27;t understand the new wave. Just like many &quot;old&quot; CEO&#x27;s of software companies don&#x27;t understand.<p>I know companies who still keep programming in Access and Terminal Server, Asp forms, ... Just because their boss understands that.