Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 12:15:39 10/31/99
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On October 31, 1999 at 14:54:12, Pillsbury wrote: >Hi > >Well....Here is a suggestion. > >Take a survey of how many are using a particular freeware. And then start >selling the same product at a cost equivalent to the commercial ones ( The Top >Ones!). Take another survey. > >I can easily guess what would be the outcome! > >Anybody who publishes a freeware is earning money from somewhere else. They >should make it free and start charging money for their freeware, if they are >confident of their freeware. > >I do not mean to upset anyone. These are the bitter facts of life. If someone >wants to refute this then take up the challenge! > >Thanks. > >karthick Here's some questions for you: (1) what is _the_ most-used unix implementation world-wide? (2) under unix, what is _the_ most used graphical windowing system, world-wide? (3) what is _the_ standard e-mail transport utility world-wide? (4) what is _the_ standard ftp server software world-wide? (5) what is _the_ standard httpd (web) server software world-wide, excepting windows which often uses a microsoft product). The list goes on and on. And one hint: _all_ of the above are answered by public-domain software products.
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