# Microsoft’s proposed policy to ban commercial open source apps – TechCrunch

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**Created:** [July 16, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/microsoft-s-proposed-policy-to-ban-commercial-open-source-apps-techcrunch/1077 "2022-07-16T15:29:04Z")\
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> **[Microsoft’s proposed policy to ban commercial open source apps – TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/15/dissecting-microsofts-delayed-policy-to-ban-commercial-open-source-apps/)**
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> The language of Microsoft's proposed policy is seemingly preventing anyone -- including the project owners and maintainers -- from charging for their work.