Dec 2nd, 2008 |
With 11 years at Microsoft under his belt, it’s surprising to learn that Keith Curtis is betting on open source software to triumph over proprietary software. In his recent book, ‘After the Software Wars’, Curtis pins his hopes on harnessing the wisdom of the crowds to achieve common goals with increased efficiency, speed and less resource consumption.
Microsoft has not looked fondly at open source over the years, even claiming that free and open source software (FOSS) violated over two hundred of Microsoft’s patents. Recalling this mudslinging makes ‘After the Software Wars’ all the more ironic, as the author’s biography flies directly in the face of his Microsoft heritage.
