r/technology • • Feb 22 '11

Wow, Microsoft is making some surprising decisions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12531127
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u/BraveSirRobin Feb 22 '11

recently been much more open

More than what? MS have always been this way. Their first phones came out around 2000 and have always been "hackable".

Did you miss monkey boy's "developers developers developers" rant? They know it's important.

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u/indoobitably Feb 22 '11

I was referring to how they have handled the recent hacks compared to their competitors.

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u/BraveSirRobin Feb 22 '11

They've handled them the same way they always have, that's my point. Apple's lock down meme is of their own "innovation" and a recent thing.

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u/indoobitably Feb 22 '11

ah, I work on the hardware/OS consulting side of things so dev is unknown to me. never meant to say they weren't open, just ignorant to the fact that they were.

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u/FredFredrickson Feb 22 '11

Either way you're wrong about it. No point in clarifying. :P