Comments on: JBoss Partners with Microsoft: The Q&A http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2005/09/28/jboss-partners-with-microsoft-the-qa/ because technology is just another ecosystem Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:55:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: stephen o'grady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2005/09/28/jboss-partners-with-microsoft-the-qa/#comment-1148 stephen o'grady Thu, 06 Oct 2005 17:20:03 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=601#comment-1148 Eduardo: i don't know. while C# was certainly intended as an alternative to Java, i don't think i'd contend that it was pitched as a wholesale replacement of same. Java was and is likely to be around for a long while, and as such this is a natural move. i do agree, however, that i think it's very possible MS may feel compelled at some point to ship support for the ODF. Eduardo: i don’t know. while C# was certainly intended as an alternative to Java, i don’t think i’d contend that it was pitched as a wholesale replacement of same. Java was and is likely to be around for a long while, and as such this is a natural move.

i do agree, however, that i think it’s very possible MS may feel compelled at some point to ship support for the ODF.

]]> By: Eduardo http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2005/09/28/jboss-partners-with-microsoft-the-qa/#comment-1147 Eduardo Fri, 30 Sep 2005 01:26:57 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=601#comment-1147 Well, it may not be an immediate surrender on Microsoft's part, but it is a retreat in terms of their long-term strategy. .net and c# were originally supposed to replace java. This partnership means they have admitted this will never be possible. It is one in a series of decisions to live with open source that they have been forced to make. Who knows how many more such concessions there will be in the future? My guess is they will eventually be forced to give in on the closed formats issue and add Open Document Format read/write capability to Office. Enough such surrenders and Microsoft will no longer be the 800 pound gorilla of software. Well, it may not be an immediate surrender on Microsoft’s part, but it is a retreat in terms of their long-term strategy. .net and c# were originally supposed to replace java. This partnership means they have admitted this will never be possible. It is one in a series of decisions to live with open source that they have been forced to make.

Who knows how many more such concessions there will be in the future? My guess is they will eventually be forced to give in on the closed formats issue and add Open Document Format read/write capability to Office. Enough such surrenders and Microsoft will no longer be the 800 pound gorilla of software.

]]> By: stephen o'grady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2005/09/28/jboss-partners-with-microsoft-the-qa/#comment-1146 stephen o'grady Thu, 29 Sep 2005 23:01:50 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=601#comment-1146 James: thank you sir Sam: good point, and i tend to agree. as i outlined, i think the deal is mostly about perceptions, and in practice it's not likely to be a huge impediment to IBM's business. will it lead to new questions in some accounts? sure. but as you note, it's just another development in a competitive market, and it certainly won't be the last. it's a shot across IBM's bow, in other words, rather than a holing below the waterline. James: thank you sir

Sam: good point, and i tend to agree. as i outlined, i think the deal is mostly about perceptions, and in practice it’s not likely to be a huge impediment to IBM’s business. will it lead to new questions in some accounts? sure. but as you note, it’s just another development in a competitive market, and it certainly won’t be the last. it’s a shot across IBM’s bow, in other words, rather than a holing below the waterline.

]]> By: Sam Ruby http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2005/09/28/jboss-partners-with-microsoft-the-qa/#comment-1145 Sam Ruby Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:59:30 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=601#comment-1145 "partnerships" make big news but IMHO are overrated. How do these partnerships stop IBM from continuing to work with Microsoft on interoperability, or stop JBoss from working with PHP? “partnerships” make big news but IMHO are overrated. How do these partnerships stop IBM from continuing to work with Microsoft on interoperability, or stop JBoss from working with PHP?

]]> By: James Governor's MonkChips http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2005/09/28/jboss-partners-with-microsoft-the-qa/#comment-1149 James Governor's MonkChips Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:36:38 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=601#comment-1149 <strong>Hat Tip To Novell PR: Being More Competitive By Being Less Competitive</strong> There are a lot of ways that Novell tackle the news its partner JBoss is going to cosy up to Microsoft. This blog from Novell PR though is in my opinion a good way: Microsoft and JBoss underscored this week... Hat Tip To Novell PR: Being More Competitive By Being Less Competitive

There are a lot of ways that Novell tackle the news its partner JBoss is going to cosy up to Microsoft. This blog from Novell PR though is in my opinion a good way: Microsoft and JBoss underscored this week…

]]> By: james Governor http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2005/09/28/jboss-partners-with-microsoft-the-qa/#comment-1144 james Governor Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:20:25 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=601#comment-1144 nice exposition stephen. nice exposition stephen.

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