Comments on: 5 Reasons Open Source Hurts Business

By: trent

trent — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:13:35 +0000

I think the open source is great competition as it forces the proprietary vendors to increase the quality of their software. We wouldn’t be where we are today had it not been for this type competition.

By: Mark Primavera

Mark Primavera — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:18:24 +0000

I think open source is good for people who can’t afford “The real stuff” and I think open source is good!
Remember sometimes competition is a good thing.

By: trent

trent — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:57:34 +0000

You’re exactly right. There are many reason that have a chain effect on others.

By: Steven Walker

Steven Walker — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:32:09 +0000

So called “shrink-wrapped” software from companies such as IBM, A) cost a large amount of money upfront, B) cost a large amount of money in maintenance, and C) cost a large amount of money in services. At least with Open Source software, you have the option of being able to find a developer to assist. No such luck with products like Content Management Systems – you are forced to wait until the “Feature Requests” are considered worth the development time. It’s all one big whirlpool of money… down the drain.