Windows Server 2008 influenced by Open Source?
Not everyone knows it, but Microsoft is a lot more involved in "Open Source" and standards over the last few years. Projects like Port25, Microsoft's partnership anouncements with Novell, the Open Specifications Promise, and Microsoft's adoption of standards, or creation of standards to base the newer OSes on.
Interesting article on how some of that thinking may have influenced Windows 2008 development http://port25.technet.com/archive/2008/02/27/opening-windows-server-2008.aspx
