"They cannot be expected to compete against free software," Roche argues, "in much the same way that African farmers cannot compete against free food shipments

"They cannot be expected to compete against free software," Roche argues, "in much the same way that African farmers cannot compete against free food shipments from European donors. People who say that end-users benefit from access to free or inexpensive software are missing the big picture." It could be argued that free software actually stiffles innovation by increasing risk for software vendors and reducing revenue and rent generating opportunities for innovative software producers. Imagine if Toyota gave away free cars or homes were free. Who would pay for them?