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Why Would You Pay for Free Software?
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| Conversely, a good product may also elicit a need
| to purchase support, but for very different
| reasons. Aside from insurance or an SLA, we may
| feel a certain obligation to support the
| developers. First, they wrote a wonderful piece of
| software that we depend on and that saves us untold
| amounts of time. Second, we need to ensure that the
| project will continue. Finally, we may wish to
| "sponsor" certain features, rather than code them
| ourselves.
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http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/_featured/article.php/3843776/Why-Would-You-Pay-for-Free-Software.htm
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DRM Doesn't Enable Business Models; Blind Fear Disables Business Models
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| And that's my real problem with DRM. It cannot enable a
| new business model economically. That's because it's
| only purpose is to limit behavior. There are no
| business models that are based solely on limiting
| behavior. It may be the case that some companies may be
| too afraid to implement a business model without this
| faux "protection," but that's entirely different than
| saying DRM enables the business model.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090924/2249396314.shtml
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