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Pardon me, in what cases is open source more profitable than proprietary?

• jrsj 5y ago
  In the cases where you aren’t necessarily trying to profit from it directly but rather provide a platform that ultimately makes you more money. Or really for any case where you aren’t selling the software, because you’re able to reduce the cost of development and maintenance.
  • rambojazz 5y ago
    What do you mean exactly? Do you mean when offering a service built on open source software, which is developed by some 3rd party groups/communities/organizations?
    • jrsj 5y ago
      .NET Core is a great example. Microsoft directly benefits from gaining market share among developers — it helps them sell Azure, etc. Open sourcing it was absolutely necessary to remain competitive. They did it because it’s the right business decision.