Microsoft cozies up to open-source software community
Microsoft on Thursday announced it is increasing the openness of its software to make it easier for outside developers to customize applications for its products.
By Agencies |
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Thursday announced it is increasing the openness of its software to make it easier for outside developers to customize applications for its products.
The move comes as the US software giant's online rivals such as Google, Yahoo and Facebook increase their cache by letting anyone with the savvy craft hip, useful or fun mini-applications for websites.
Microsoft said it is making "broad-reaching changes" to its technology and business practices to enhance the ease with which its software interacts with partners, customers, and competitors.
"These steps represent an important step and significant change in how we share information about our products and technologies," said Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.
"Our goal is to promote greater interoperability, opportunity and choice for customers and developers throughout the industry by making our products more open and by sharing even more information about our technologies."
Microsoft said its new principles include ensuring open connections, promoting data portability, increasing support for open connections, and fostering closer ties with the "open-source community."
Open-source applications consist of software considered public property and freely available for people to tinker with or modify as they wish.
The move comes as the US software giant's online rivals such as Google, Yahoo and Facebook increase their cache by letting anyone with the savvy craft hip, useful or fun mini-applications for websites.
Microsoft said it is making "broad-reaching changes" to its technology and business practices to enhance the ease with which its software interacts with partners, customers, and competitors.
"These steps represent an important step and significant change in how we share information about our products and technologies," said Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.
"Our goal is to promote greater interoperability, opportunity and choice for customers and developers throughout the industry by making our products more open and by sharing even more information about our technologies."
Microsoft said its new principles include ensuring open connections, promoting data portability, increasing support for open connections, and fostering closer ties with the "open-source community."
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Open-source applications consist of software considered public property and freely available for people to tinker with or modify as they wish.
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