Comments on: The Terms They Are A-Changin’… http://scenariosandstrategy.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/the-terms-they-are-a-changin/ They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. (Sir Francis Bacon) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: LW http://scenariosandstrategy.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/the-terms-they-are-a-changin/#comment-27 LW Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:50:14 +0000 http://scenariosandstrategy.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-27 I think perhaps your comment was aimed at the next item ("end of 'free'?"... in any case, I agree that the economics of open source could be *more* attractive in tough times-- an alternative scenario to Keen's... the trick is to work out the story, to puzzle through what would have to happen (with, e.g., distribution channels, platform/compatibility issues, copyright laws) to allow open source to explode... a fun-- and potentially fruitful-- puzzle to ponder I think perhaps your comment was aimed at the next item (“end of ‘free’?”… in any case, I agree that the economics of open source could be *more* attractive in tough times– an alternative scenario to Keen’s… the trick is to work out the story, to puzzle through what would have to happen (with, e.g., distribution channels, platform/compatibility issues, copyright laws) to allow open source to explode… a fun– and potentially fruitful– puzzle to ponder

]]> By: minka99 http://scenariosandstrategy.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/the-terms-they-are-a-changin/#comment-26 minka99 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:18:19 +0000 http://scenariosandstrategy.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-26 Dunno. It might be the opposite of this. Open source is free, free, free. Part of the problem with American capitalism in the last 3 decades is it forgot about wages. We moved to credit because of stagnant pay. Now folks have LESS money. That may mean open source products get much more popular (even if development on same slows down). Dunno. It might be the opposite of this. Open source is free, free, free. Part of the problem with American capitalism in the last 3 decades is it forgot about wages. We moved to credit because of stagnant pay. Now folks have LESS money. That may mean open source products get much more popular (even if development on same slows down).

]]> By: dbarber59 http://scenariosandstrategy.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/the-terms-they-are-a-changin/#comment-25 dbarber59 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:30:55 +0000 http://scenariosandstrategy.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-25 I think the lesson from all this is we don't need more government control of business. It is an example of failed Liberal policies. http://finepoetry.wordpress.com I think the lesson from all this is we don’t need more government control of business. It is an example of failed Liberal policies.

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