Friday, 3 April 2015

Microsoft: An Open Source Windows Is 'Definitely Possible'

Microsoft: An Open Source Windows Is 'Definitely Possible'


Microsoft software empire rests on Windows, the computer operating system that runs so many of the world’s desktop PCs, laptops, phones, and servers. Along with the Office franchise, it generates the majority of the company’s revenues. But one day, the company could “open source” the code that underpins the OS—giving it away for free. So says Mark Russinovich, one of the company’s top engineers. “It’s definitely possible,” Russinovich says. “It’s a new Microsoft.”

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