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Story: Shadow chancellor slams government over open source
It was a pun ..
.. but I guess that one fell flat.
Your comment about IBM losing money on Open Source but making it back on services and hardware is really just a restatement of my explanation of how companies are adapting to the new environment. It's only companies who have engineered a monopoly that can make money directly off software development. It is almost universally the price you pay to get in on the act. "You want consultancy? Who better than the people who wrote it .. us !"
Everyone makes money from other people's efforts. Nothing is created in a vacuum any more.
You really need to get past this hangup over the word "Free" you know. Maybe you should try affermations ;)
Andrew Meredith
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Story: Shadow chancellor slams government over open source
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Debate is healthy andrewdonoghue
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Now you're just being perverse Andrew Meredith
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Apples and Oranges Andrew Meredith
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Loss leader ? Andrew Meredith
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Look at Ubuntu smorgan3
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Openness == Security Andrew Meredith
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Microsoft Koolaid Andrew Meredith
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Cliff top driving Andrew Meredith
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Incorrect smorgan3
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OK who is... pjc158
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Open Source != Communism Andrew Meredith
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