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Why do these products always have to be closed source... especially when the market's already fairly saturated, this seems to make little sense...
by th0br0 11y ago
Why do these products always have to be closed source... especially when the market's already fairly saturated, this seems to make little sense...
- srpeck 11y agoMarket segmentation, premium pricing, signalling, etc. Basically, when your product is good, you can charge more for it. Free is a great price to get exposure, but unnecessary for extraordinary profitability (see Kx).
- fra 11y agoCharging enterprise makes sense to me, but I would have thought that allowing free non-commercial use would help with adoption.