Comment by mcherm
I am a big fan of having deep-pocketed corporations pay huge amounts of money to pay for open source products. I suppose this fits into that category.
I am a big fan of having deep-pocketed corporations pay huge amounts of money to pay for open source products. I suppose this fits into that category.
> deep-pocketed corporations pay huge amounts of money to pay for open source products.
There are many names for this: co-opt, assimilate, bribing ...
A lot of times it is like when Tony Soprano offers you a deal, or like when the U.S. made the NAFTA deal with Canada and Mexico.
It feels good and awesome at the beginning but later on, when you become dependent on it, you'll have to pay an heavy price.
This is a transaction between 2 giant corporations. What is there to be a fan of? Chrome is not open-source, Chromium is.