Maybe some people are missing the point of the article: hardware is cheap, getting cheaper: Moore's Law in action. Software only becomes expensive when it is

Maybe some people are missing the point of the article: hardware is cheap, getting cheaper: Moore's Law in action. Software only becomes expensive when it is based upon this intangible notion of "sales," a per-unit figure that becomes largely irrelevant when factoring in dollars spent on marketing and advertising, licensing fees and things of that sort. OSS has the unique ability to put both categories in somewhat of a corner. Not really intentionally, either; simply by being honest.