Linked by David Adams on Mon 16th Aug 2004 17:44 UTC
I read something in one of the comments for an OSNews posting a couple weeks ago that sent me thinking. It wasn't an original or profound thought. In fact, it's a rather commonly-held opinion that happens to be quite misguided. It's an opinion summed up by the "open source = communist" meme that gets thrown around in thousands of flamewars all over the internet. In this essay, I will explore why this idea is wrong and demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of economics.
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You just defeated your own argument. Whats different between MS's reluctance to leave the old system of high profit margins and lock-in behind and that Novell and others previously? If it was the wrong choice then, why is it not now?
1. Microsfot has little to no competetion
2. Were talking tens of thousands vs hundreds of dollars. Modern Example: compair Oracle Database software lock-in vs Microsoft SQL Server Lock-in for a medium sized database.
I own MS Office 2003 Small business version and i feel it was worth every cent of the $200 i payed for it. I am not trying to defend Microsofts pricing schemes $500 for the Professional version seems kind of steep until you analyze what you are getting. I didn't need all the application in professional so i opted for Small business version.