Re:Free Software Is More Reliable (2011)
by systemvoltage on Monday October 19, 2020 @07:41PM
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This is not true though. It really depends on the company and their philosophy, whether they are publicly traded or what their executive team is like.
Good companies know how to invest into their products and make them world class. In my previous job, we used a wind turbine simulation package developed by 25 engineers and it was so great - they really cared and fixed things. It was $50k/seat/annual license but we were almost like 2 different teams under the same company.
"You scratch my back, I scratch yours".
There are also a lot of companies that have lock-ins and generally awful attitude towards their own products. This also exists in the open source world - there is a lot of awful open source code out there.
Good companies know how to invest into their products and make them world class. In my previous job, we used a wind turbine simulation package developed by 25 engineers and it was so great - they really cared and fixed things. It was $50k/seat/annual license but we were almost like 2 different teams under the same company.
"You scratch my back, I scratch yours".
There are also a lot of companies that have lock-ins and generally awful attitude towards their own products. This also exists in the open source world - there is a lot of awful open source code out there.