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Open Source: The Model Is Broken

businessweek.com — The open-source business model that relies solely on support and service revenue streams is failing to meet the expectations of investors

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  • abbathdoom, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2Article summarized in a sentance: Because the code in open source is so reliable, making a business plan out of offering support for that code isn't a big money maker.
  • DrSalonen, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Yes, finally somebody is speaking up what I have been blogging in my articles many times. The fallacy of Open Source is evident and if we do not understand it, we will make huge mistakes when applying it.

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