#NextCloud CEO and founder Frank Karlitschek was approached by a #Microsoft lawyer earlier this year to make a deal.
In the meeting, the Microsoft correspondent offered benefits in the form of collaboration and marketing to Nextcloud. For example, they wanted to promote the Nextcloud logo in Microsoft marketing material – if Nextcloud would consider dropping its anti-trust complaint.
Microsoft used to be a company of jerks, liars and cheaters 40 years ago, it remains a company of jerks, liars and cheaters today.
https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-in-the-wall-street-journal-microsoft-and-cookies/
@blacklight so, I learned also from this, that Microsoft does come to every entity (government and corporation) to lobby for their nonfree software "success". Am I right?
@ademalsasa @blacklight Yes, you are, it has been the case forever, at least around here. Also today, an news article (in French) explicitely stated that Apple is now jumping in the lobbying arena towards Quebec's education system: https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/education/741915/education-apple-veut-etre-plus-present-dans-les-classes-du-quebec
Just like Microsoft did in the UK in order to wipe out Acorn.
And in the process very nearly killed the fledgling ARM.