Ex-Microsoftie: Free Software Will Kill Redmond (ComputerWorld)

Ex-Microsoftie: Free Software Will Kill Redmond (ComputerWorld)

It's always a question of perspective. I liked this quote:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/2008-founders-letter.html

"Like many other web companies, the vast majority of our services are available worldwide and free to users because they are supported by ads. So a child in an Internet cafe in a developing nation can use the same online tools as the wealthiest person in the world. I am proud of the small role Google has played in the democratization of information, but there is much more left to do."

Of course it's not Google that brought us that alone. But I doubt the Microsoft Internet would be as "free" (beer and speech) as the one we have today.