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Re:"Just open-source it" is not realistic by daleharvey on Sunday July 07, 2013 @04:19PM (#6003275)
> Sure, we can't, but if you open source it, you'll make strictly less money than if you hadn't (because if nobody was going to buy it, they aren't going to pay you money if you open source it anyway).

That isnt correct, a lot of people buy open source software specifically because it is open source.

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Re:"Just open-source it" is not realistic by davidw on Sunday July 07, 2013 @05:23PM (#6003552)
And statistically, they're absolutely dwarfed by the money flowing to proprietary applications.

It's possible to sell open source software, but it is very, very tricky to get right.

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