Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation because 2016 isn’t weird enough already
Nov16
In 2001, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer described Linux as a “… cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches.” And this week, in 2016, Microsoft announced that it’s joining the Linux Foundation as a platinum member. WTF. At face value, it’s the type of news that could only really make sense in 2016. But it shouldn’t come as that much as a surprise. While Microsoft has been known for its proprietary software, like Windows and Office, it had a bit of damascene conversion since the start of the decade, and is now an enthusiastic contributor to…
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