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All software is designed to not make money. Duplication of software is free by definition, so the value of software is essentially free unless it is paired with
by buboard 8y ago
All software is designed to not make money. Duplication of software is free by definition, so the value of software is essentially free unless it is paired with something that is not duplicatable and thus more valuable. A legal license, a physical product, consulting, support, a website, those are all non-duplicatable.
- svn120 8y agoAssigning a value to things that can be duplicated with zero cost (i.e. copyright and IP) is a great cultural achievement. Human creations (physical or non-physical) should rank higher than land (which no one created but still irrationally claims).