> But it's cheaper to buy commercial software. Not once you start needing bespoke customizations, which is why companies generally start hiring programmers to

> But it's cheaper to buy commercial software. Not once you start needing bespoke customizations, which is why companies generally start hiring programmers to hack on open source projects for them. You'll pay through the nose when contracting a commercial company to do special snowflake work to their product just for your needs.