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The plaintiff's assertion is not just that they are unable to compete with a free product, but that they are unable to compete with a product which, according t
by Pinckney 16y ago
The plaintiff's assertion is not just that they are unable to compete with a free product, but that they are unable to compete with a product which, according to them, is only being given away for the purpose of harming competitors and establishing a monopoly.
See <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_pricing> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_pricing>
No OSS developer can establish a monopoly, because the terms of the license permit redistribution. Thus while they may drive other vendors out of the market, they can not hope to charge monopoly prices, as anyone else could promptly undercut them at no cost with their own software.