The Rise of Microsoft — Part 18: The Fortress Becomes a Platform [NV6L6hKKXLa]
Microsoft once called Linux "a cancer." Then it bought the world's code, the world's network, and learned to love open source. Read Part 18 of our 20-part series: The full series: More from Syncster: — Image credits (Wikimedia Commons) — Steve Ballmer (the "cancer" era) — Jesús Gorriti, CC BY-SA 2.0 Satya Nadella (Microsoft loves Linux) — Briansmale, CC BY-SA 4.0 Tux, the Linux penguin — OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay. Based on Tux design by Larry Ewing (lewing@isc, CC0 Visual Studio Code — Visual Studio Code: Microsoft Sample code: Microsoft Screenshot: jackpotis777 (t, MIT LinkedIn acquisition — CC BY-SA 4.0 GitHub acquisition — SecurityLab.ru, Public domain Microsoft Teams — Sosalmediahelp, CC BY-SA 4.0 Slack, the rival Teams buried — Scott Webb scottwebb, CC0 #Microsoft #TechHistory #BillGates #Windows #Shorts