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[quote]companies hoping to be paid for services are not likely to make a priority of tools obviating services.[/quote]
First, create an OSS solution that no one has to pay for because it is GPL'ed or similarly open licensed.
Then, hype it up so it becomes popular. (Not "hype" in the NBM sense of the word --make it more than it really is-- but in the "hip-hop" sense of the word --tell people how cool it really is.)
Then create non-GPL'ed or non-open licensed tools to use the open-licensed solution in a RAD environment or reduced-training requirement environment or an integrated solution model with desparate environments or....
Ca-ching!!!
Money, money, money, money.... Money!
Not every economic model must be based on the services model. Ofering software to exclude the need for paid services has been a viable model for many a software publisher. - Posted by: The King's Servant Posted on: 01/10/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Somebody please explain this to me
CobraA1 | 01/09/06
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Why is Java harder?
grincity2003 | 01/09/06
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Why is Java harder?
mrlinux | 01/09/06
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sounds like a job for a class!
hipparchus2001 | 01/09/06
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Which tasks? (nt)
CobraA1 | 01/10/06
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Java is not difficult; but, scripting languages are easier
theraven_z | 01/27/06
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Tools
Anton Philidor | 01/09/06
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Actually, tools is a goldmine to OSS.
The King's Servant | 01/10/06
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Java made an impact
eric.pederson@... | 01/09/06
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Yes it is. No it is not
jlanus_z | 01/09/06
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RPG
mighetto | 01/17/06
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FIX the autoupdater !!!!
MowGreen | 01/09/06
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FIX the autoupdater !!!!
MowGreen | 01/09/06
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java is not the jvm or jre necessarily, it is a language
hipparchus2001 | 01/09/06
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Is it my impression or ...
markbn | 01/09/06
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Ramblings
dkoontz | 01/10/06
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Moving on from Java
jorwell | 01/10/06
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No
Boot_Agnostic | 01/10/06
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Please try it to know it
rommel_lagera | 01/26/06
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