Microsoft is warning that the success of the open-source movement could hurt its sales, potentially forcing the software giant to cut prices and sacrifice both revenue and profits. "To the extent the ...

Microsoft caused considerable consternation in the open source community over the past month, after unveiling a shake-up to the way developers will be able to monetize open source software. There are ...

The division between proprietary software vendors and open-source providers is not as clear as some industry players perceive it to be. As more enterprises consider adopting open source technologies, ...

In a nod to the evolving threat landscape that comes with cloud computing and AI and the growing supply chain threats, Microsoft is broadening its bug bounty program to reward researchers who uncover ...

As program manager of the Shared Source Initiative at Microsoft, Jason Matusow is responsible for coordinating Microsoft' global source licensing strategy. ZDNet UK caught up with him. Q: Just over a ...

Microsoft Corp. announced today that it is expanding its bug bounty program with a new policy that brings all of its online ...

We keep seeing some mighty strange talk from Microsoft these days. Not only is Microsoft a platform company now for Microsoft-based applications through the Azure platform, but Microsoft is embarking ...

Microsoft said that it has learned a lot from its increased engagement with the open source world, adding that open source is also now the “accepted model” for collaboration between companies.

Steve Ballmer used to call Linux a cancer. Now Microsoft insists it loves open source. Everyone in the Linux world remembers Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s famous comment that Linux is a “cancer” that ...

Microsoft Corp. is providing the funding for a new foundation aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies together to participate side by side in open-source projects. According ...

The end of support for Windows XP has left some users stranded with no security updates from Microsoft. Should the Redmond giant open source Windows XP? Forbes takes a look at this possibility and ...

InfoWorld: Please describe Microsoft’s Shared Source program and its relation to open source and give some examples of code made available through it. Matusow: We ...