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Microsoft and XenSource to Develop Interoperability for Windows Server Virtualization

Posted Jul 19, 2006 8:34 UTC (Wed) by michaeljt (subscriber, #39183)
Parent article: Microsoft and XenSource to Develop Interoperability for Windows Server Virtualization

Interesting - is this a case of "if you can't beat them, join them"? Or
is Microsoft switching to trying to promote Linux and Windows as
complimentary, not alternatives?

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Posted Jul 19, 2006 13:24 UTC (Wed) by mepr (guest, #4819) [Link]

This is standard behavior. When a particular technology is threatening enough to the business model, they have been known to interop pretty well, then shove off when they can. For example, novell.

Mark