<A HREF="http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1418&tag=nl.e622">Google has nothing on open source</A> when it comes to potential competitive threats to Microsoft, according to Redmond's Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie.

Ozzie fielded a number of questions on his role at Microsoft and the company's evolving technology strategies during an appearance at the Sanford Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on May 28. Ozzie reiterated that it often takes a strong competitor to truly galvanize Microsoft.