Who speaks for Microsoft on open source?
Does Steve Ballmer speak for Microsoft on open source? He's the CEO, and he seems to think that open source does not exist, has no right to exist, and can be ground down with lawyers.
Or how about Brad Abrams? Is it Jason Matusow? Should we look to the Microsoft legal team, its executive ranks, or what about the geek standing in front of you on the trade show stand?
I suspect they all speak for Microsoft, and at the same time none do. Microsoft is a huge company, much like the IBM Bill Gates faced in the 1980s, and it seeks to use opacity to its advantage.
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