Competing with Free
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| The problem of competing with free was probably first foisted onto the
| high-tech scene when Microsoft began to bundle "free" software such as
| its Internet Explorer browser with its operating system. This made life
| difficult for Netscape, which actually tried to sell its browser for money.
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| But these were merely portents of things to come. The most important
| free-for-all will be the open-source movement. It appears to
| be unstoppable.
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| But people generally are moral and don't like to steal if they don't have
| to. Open source is the alternative in the software world, and I suppose
| the indie bands do the trick in the music business. This trend away
| from commercial exploitation is not going to end anytime soon. Not at
| these prices!
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1970397,00.asp
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