An open and shut case; Software; Microsoft's attack on open source.(software developers react to Craig Mundie's speech)(Business)(Brief Article)
Economist (US), The, May, 2001
BEWARE of open-source software, those nefarious free computer programs written online by groups of volunteers. The licence that comes with most of this code could turn a company's intellectual property into a public good. More important, it undermines the livelihood of commercial-software developers, putting a brake on innovation. This, in a nutshell, was the message that Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief software strategist, tried to convey on May 3rd in a headline-making speech at New York University.
Open-source disciples were quick to dismiss Mr Mundie's speech as just another example of Microsoft's trademark strategy: spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt to undermine rivals. To Mr Mundie, research and development seem to be driven mainly by...
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