Microsoft stings the Blues

摘要

So many enemies, so little time," laughed the Lynx as he patrolled the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center to check out the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. Even though Microsoft seems to be at odds with everyone from Salesforce.com to the EU, El Gato noted that the Redmondites' conference message was loud and clear: Big Blue is still Microsoft enemy No. 1, particularly with its IBM Rational software. Le Chat chatted with a chap from a large systems integrator who said that after listening to Microsoft execs pummel Big Blue all day, he still questions Microsoft licensing policies, which are a perennial source of irritation for big ol' pardners like his company.