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Tetris Creator Claims FOSS Destroys the Market

Posted by kdawson on from the sterile-absentia dept.

alx5000 writes "In an interview conducted last week with Consumer Eroski (link in Spanish; Google translation), the father of Tetris Alexey Pajitnov claimed that 'Free Software should have never existed,' since it 'destroys the market' by bringing down companies that create wealth and prosperity. When asked about Red Hat or Oracle's support-oriented model, he called them 'a minority,' and also criticized Stallman's ideas as 'belonging to the past' where there were no software 'business possibilities.'"

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  1. who cares what he thinks by EjectButton · · Score: 0, Troll

    So are we taking economic advice on open source/free software from someone who worked for Microsoft? Which as a company stands to lose the most from a diversified software market. Or are we taking business advice from someone who failed to make any money off one of the most popular games in history?

  2. The Alphabet is Open Source by srobert · · Score: 1, Troll

    If the alphabet weren't an Open Source development, we would all have to pay every time we read or wrote anything. In short most of what has been written would not have been. How many centuries behind in development would we now be?

  3. Free Water and Free Air should never have existed! by erroneus · · Score: 1, Troll

    These are important life-sustaining materials and should have rigorous quality standards and commercial guarantees in order for consumers to know what they are buying. Neither of these things should have ever been free as it harms the market for these items and ultimately, the global economy!

    Down with Free Air and Free Water!!