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It is false. I and my coworkers make plenty of money developing for Linux. Also, we're hiring: http://aws.amazon.com/sdejobs/ http://aws.amazon.com/sdejobs/

• nsxwolf 13y ago
  Do you all make money developing Linux software for consumers? Anything my mom may have used, perhaps?
  • reinhardt 13y ago
    And consumer software is the only one that matters because..? In any case if your mom uses the interwebz, she has probably used Linux software, both free and money-making.
    • nsxwolf 13y ago
      Are you saying it doesn't matter? Or that it matters so little you can justify just staying out of that market entirely? Yes, the whole world "uses Linux" in one way or another. But Linux is not a viable consumer platform (No, Android doesn't count).
  • pavanky 13y ago
    Why should companies care about selling software for $9.99 when there are free alternatives, while instead they can focus on other things where they really add value ?
  • amznthrowaway 13y ago
    Absolutely. For example: https://www.neflix.com https://www.neflix.com https://www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com And we're not the only people making consumer-oriented Linux software. For example, https://gmail.com https://gmail.com .