License the interface to create interoperability
Microsoft has announced they are licensing the interface to Office. Hooray! Evidently the interface is even good, which is better. Makes one wonder what an API should include, and, given the lawsuits (and judgements) against Microsoft, if we ought to expand what ought to be made available to potential "collaborators". And what role should/could trademark play in this? Ought Microsoft receive revenue -- at some point -- or is it free, all the time, to "guarantee" its use? Remember, free does not guarantee use, but it can be hard to beat sometimes.
posted by Dana Bostrom @ 20:47
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