Re: FC4 or FC5

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On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:33:21 -0700
Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There are people who cannot
> envision a successful method of writing software, getting paid for the
> software and then allowing it to be released as open source.

I think part of the problem is that people look at selling software and not
selling solutions.

Software isn't like cookies -- you really can't sell someone a box, have them
consume the product, and then sell them another box next week.

You can sell that person a solution to a business problem, and support it, and
he will call you back next week to extend it or adapt it to new business
requirements.

And that is a valid business model that could even be applied to home computer
users.  "I will set up your computer for you, and create and keep $FREQUENCY
backups of your data and keep your software updated for $x per month" could
also be a business model.

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