DEBORAH MARCHINI, CNN ANCHOR: Microsoft today is reported ready to announce a change that would let more software developers write programs for its software. The story is from the "Financial Times." And Hugh Carnegy, world news editor there, joins me live from London. Hugh, this is about opening up access to Microsoft source code?</s>HUGH CARNEGY, WORLD NEWS EDITOR, "FINANCIAL TIMES": Yes, it is. It's an interesting proposal. I think we're going to hear more details in the speech by Craig Mundie, one of the senior Microsoft executives in New York today. So we'll watch that carefully. But, basically, what Microsoft is saying, on the one hand, they're under pressure, as we know, from Linux and other operating systems, to be more open with source codes -- have more access to their software operations that commercial users can get advantages from. But, on the other hand, they're also going to say that we have to be careful here, because there's an intellectual property issue. And companies like Microsoft that have spent a lot of money developing these systems shouldn't be in a position where they simply have to open it up and give it all away.</s>MARCHINI: All right, Hugh Carnegy of the "Financial Times," thank you. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Microsoft Reportedly Ready to Reveal Source Code