Microsoft Continues More Openness for Developers
Well, just as I was finishing the last entry, mail comes screaming in from Steve Ballmer. I general take a gander at the CEO's mail, and I was glad I did this morning. There has been an announcement about how Microsoft will continue to drive to make our platforms more open to interoperability and innovation. I'm sure that the words were carefully chosen, so I will let the press release do the talking:
Microsoft today announced a set of broad-reaching changes to its technology and business practices to increase the openness of its products and drive greater interoperability, opportunity and choice. These changes are codified into four new interoperability principles and corresponding actions: 1) ensuring open connections; 2) promoting data portability; 3) enhancing support for industry standards; and 4) fostering more open engagement with customers and the industry, including open source communities.
Highlights:
I have to tell you, as the owner of a large developer documentation set, this makes me both happy and nervous. We've been trying to ensure all of our docs are complete and accurate for years, and I think we've succeeded to a great extent. On the other hand, this sounds like there may be more work heading my way in future releases. That's OK by me. It's a weird sort of job security. Sort of. =:7P
Eliot works in the Windows Support and Technology (Developer Content) group in the Windows Experience Division. He is currently working on HTML5 specifications with the W3C.
