"he anticipates Microsoft becoming increasingly busy in open source, since it “has a vested interest in making sure open source works well on Windows.”

What a load of cr** :-) As far as working well on Windows, open source is no different from closed source. Being open doesn't magically make it more difficult to run, although I suspect that might be the subtle implication.

The only thing that Microsoft could do to make _any_ software (be it open or closed source) work better on Windows, is to open source the Windows system libraries. That would make it easier to debug problems. 

It is extremely difficult to develop reliable software without access to the system sources, just by relying on documentation and black box experiments.

...except he hasn't noticed that the Year of the Linux Desktop has already started. Linux-based machines like the Asus Eee PC are selling like hotcakes--Asus is projecting it'll sell 5 million of the things in the coming year--which means that competitors will inevitably rush to join in.

This is a new market segment where Microsoft Windows just doesn't fit in, with its larger resource requirements and its significant addition to the cost.

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'He also said he anticipates Microsoft becoming increasingly busy in open source, since it has a vested interest in making sure open source works well on Windows.'

That's just some BS from an unknown analyst. Only one thing is sure: MS openly hates Open Source and wants the cheapasses to buy its expesive software instead of downloading free or cheap alternatives.