There's no relation between "the free software movement" and "freemium." Also, freemium is only a special case of discounting where price is zero. There's a wh

There's no relation between "the free software movement" and "freemium." Also, freemium is only a special case of discounting where price is zero. There's a whole spectrum of discount pricing strategies. And there's a large number of other models as well. And here's the worst thing: all of the different monetization models have lots and lots of products and companies. It's not just freemium that's crowded. It's a tough world out there and you're going to have to really impress. You're going to have to fight for your customers. Period. First, make something useful. Get some people to use it. If you have people wanting what you've got then you need to figure out how to monetize it well. Which way you monetize it has a lot to do with your specific product and your customers. It may be freemium, or it may be charge a big fee up front, or anything in between.