But why not the Internet?

The reason is that it’s the most aggravating place in the world to write commercial software for.

You have, off the top of my head, 4 major web browsers to deal with across at least two operating systems.

Each of these scenarios requires its own set of tests, and each browser will behave slightly differently depending on what OS it’s running on and what browser version it is running.

And then there’s mobile.

Translation: I work at Microsoft and all this pesky choice, and the lack of the monoculture I'm used to, is scaring me.

According to an independent study conducted by some scientists, many users of Linux are running non-Genuine versions of their operating system. This puts them at the disadvantage of having their computers work normally, without periodically phoning home unannounced to see if it's OK for their computer to continue functioning. These users are also missing out on the Advantage of paying ongoing licensing fees to ensure their computer keeps operating properly.

Sometimes, some things are just too good to be true. Earlier this week, Microsoft made a relatively stunning announcement that it would contribute some 20000 lines of code to the Linux kernel, licensed under the GPL. Microsoft isn't particularly fond of either Linux or the GPL, so this was pretty big news. As it turns out, the code drop was brought on by... A GPL violation.

The GPL is "a cancer," after all.