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Re: FSF : lackeys of their corporate masters


From: Bernd Jendrissek
Subject: Re: FSF : lackeys of their corporate masters
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 06:57:30 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <5f063e31.0405051801.3d8379ce@posting.google.com>
Snuffelluffogus <darkred@myway.com> wrote:
>> Two of these people work for BYTEWISE; I am one of them. And this
>> company does neither outsource nor offshore, neither good nor bad jobs.
>
>Well I will admit, freeware related services are a way of making
>money off of freeware. However there is some evidence that in the US
>Linux-based solutions are more expensive. Microsoft is rich enough
>that if necessary it can undercut Linux solutions.

In a free market, you sell your product for whatever price the customer
is willing to pay.  ISTR that if your product is better than that of a
competitor, your customers might be prepared to pay more for it.

Wait a minute - charging little for labour is evil, but charging a lot
for software is also evil???

- -- 
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mouth. You are perfectly capable of damaging your reputation without any help
from me.                   --Richard Heathfield roasts a troll in comp.lang.c
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