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Short Bytes: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has just announced that Microsoft has become a completely open source company. It means that you can now grab all software like Windows and Microsoft Office for free and get your hands on their source code as well.Nadella added that the company is looking to expand its cloud business and planning to try out new things very soon.

While many people were worried about Microsofts hidden intentions, the Linux Foundation director, Jim Zemlin, said that Microsoft is a changed company. But nobody thought that Microsoft could ever become a completely open source companynot until today.

In an announcement made earlier today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that all Microsoft software are open sourced and the users can freely download them. Just in case youre wondering, this open source list of softwarewhich already had Powershell and .Net Core 1.0now also includes Windows 10 operating system and Microsoft Office productivity suite.

So, what would Microsoft do to make money? Well, the answer lies in cloud. Yes, Microsoft is raking tons of money with its Cloud business and giving Amazon and Google Cloud a run for its money. Nadella, who has been an advocate of cloud computing, said that Microsoft is also looking to explore new and exciting forays, which will be disclosed in near future.

Having said that, you can go ahead and visit this link to grab the source code of Windows and Office. Read Microsofts blog for more information.

It was an April Fools Day prank, obviously.No matter Microsoft expresses tons of open source love, its not going to be a completely open source company in near future. But, we can surely hope that this fake news turns out to be true someday.

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