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Open Source Economics and Why IBM Is Winning

Posted by kdawson on from the committed dept.

driehle writes "In an article published in IEEE Computer magazine I recently looked at the economics of open source. I argue that large system integrators will do best and that open source startups will keep struggling. For developers, open source creates independence and new career paths as committers, while non-committers will fall on hard times. The race is on!"

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  1. Re:blatant plug by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You replied to your own post like that!?

    Here, have an ego cookie...

  2. Re:How is this different from any other business? by Vexorian · · Score: 2, Funny
    We couldn't decide the other day

    I was saying 2+2=11
    My friend insists 2+2=10

    Now you come and tell us 2+2=4, thanks for worsening the discussion.

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  3. oh by unity100 · · Score: 3, Funny

    theres latin grammar police in slashdot too now eh ?

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    1. Re:oh by Azathfeld · · Score: 2, Funny
      theres latin grammar police in slashdot too now eh ?

      No, but there are Latin grammar police.