Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative has been imitated by other companies such as RISC OS Open Ltd.Microsoft also uses specific licenses for some of their products, for example the Shared Source CLI License and the Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Shared Source License.
Подобные инициативы после Microsoft запустили и другие организации, например RISC OS Open Ltd.Для некоторых своих продуктов Microsoft использует отдельные лицензии, например лицензия Shared Source CLI и Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Shared Source License.