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Title	Microsoft gives open source a big hug
Type	News
Source	IDG News Service 02/21/2008
Summary	In a major turnaround for Microsoft, the company Thursday promised 'greater transparency' in its development and business practices, outlining a new strategy to provide more access to APIs and previously proprietary protocols for some of its major software products, including Windows and Office. continue

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