At the end of the Open Source Convention being held in Portland, Oregon, Microsoft has donated $100,000 to the Apache Software Foundation,  a non-profit group of decentralized community of developers who developed the open-source Apache Web Server. 

“We thank Microsoft for their generous sponsorship that goes towards supporting The Apache Software Foundation and the over 60 top level projects in use and development within the ASF,” ASF Chairman Jim Jagielski said.

The Apache Web Server is a direct competitor of Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS).  Apache Web server runs approximately 49.12% of all web servers while Microsoft’s IIS runs 35.39%. Microsoft said that its $100,000 contribution to the Apache is a show of appreciation for the Apache Foundation’s work.  

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