Open Source: We’re Not Alone!

What do Blue Water Media, Google, Dell, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have in common? While they all are technology companies and have a strong web presence, I’m sure you know that’s not where I am going with this. What I’m really getting at is that they are all going open source. And yes, I really did say Microsoft.

Google has just entered its open source web browser Chrome into the browser wars, which has seen another open source browser, Mozilla Firefox, make a huge dent in Internet Explorer’s long-standing domination. Additionally, T-Mobile will soon be offering Google’s new open source mobile operating system, Android, on its smartphones.

Meanwhile, Dell, one of the largest PC manufacturers in the world, has started to sell select home computers pre-installed with the open source operating system, Linux. I’m sure HP won’t be far behind to insure they keep their spot atop the list of best selling PC’s.

Sun Microsystems, the creators of the Java programming language (which they recently made open source), bought up the open source database MySQL for a whopping $1 billion. That’s about the same amount Google paid for YouTube, so I’m sure you can appreciate what that says about MySQL.

Even Microsoft, the evil empire of the invite-you-in-and-lock-the-door software has started their own open source initiative.

So, what does all this mean? It means clearly there is a shift in web-based software development going on right now. The biggest players, in what can arguably become the biggest industry in the world, are all adopting open source solutions to meet the growing demands of consumers and organizations. And Blue Water Media is right there with them, developing open source solutions that can adapt to your business and the demands of your clients.

If all this isn’t enough to convince you that maybe open source technology is the way to go, just go ask Google…I think they know a thing or two about web development. But they’re pretty busy, so you might just be better off contacting us.

Nick Gamble
Senior Developer, Blue Water Media

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