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Re: why open source software is better
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Aaron Kulkis |
Subject: |
Re: why open source software is better |
Date: |
Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:23:10 -0500 |
"vrml3d.com" wrote:
>
> > The subject line for this message should be "why open source software
> > is better for the *customer*".
>
> No, it should be "why open source software is better for the customer in the
> short run". Anything that drives producers out of the market in the long
> run is bad for consumers in the long run, business cycles not withstanding.
>
> Anecdotal evidence suggests a serious decline in shareware applications,
> with open source an obvious culprit. Fewer apps, fewer choices. Sorry I
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Spot the contradiction.
Decline in SHAREWARE applications != decline in applications.
SHAREWARE is merely another form of payware.
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Aaron R. Kulkis
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