Comments on: Deal with it: software can’t be free forever http://www.datalandsoftware.com/blog/2009/08/14/deal-with-it-software-cant-be-free-forever/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:19:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: vradmilovic http://www.datalandsoftware.com/blog/2009/08/14/deal-with-it-software-cant-be-free-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-5060 vradmilovic Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:03:35 +0000 http://www.datalandsoftware.com/blog/?p=73#comment-5060 Thanks for your comment. I don't think we disagree too much. My point is that there <strong>must</strong> be some way of earning and that people <strong>should be aware of that</strong>, which often isn't the case. TV and radio stations earn from advertising, but we still all hate to be interrupted while watching the movie (including me). That's why there's an interest in DVDs, TiVo, paid channels, etc. If some TV station broadcasts advertisement-free program for a year, and then they introduce another free channel <strong>with</strong> advertisement and start charging for the first one, lot of people would surely be annoyed with this decision. But do they have right to feel that way? As of Yugo, as I'm living in the country of its origin, I'm actually delighted you mentioned it, ;) although I fail to understand what it has to do with free. Because of low labor, material and technology cost, this was a cheap low-quality car. The problem was that average USA citizen doesn't need car <strong>that</strong> cheap, but in other parts of the world where average salary is under $50/mo, it's the only car people can afford - it doesn't matter if it requires to be pushed once in a while... ;) Thanks for your comment. I don’t think we disagree too much. My point is that there must be some way of earning and that people should be aware of that, which often isn’t the case. TV and radio stations earn from advertising, but we still all hate to be interrupted while watching the movie (including me). That’s why there’s an interest in DVDs, TiVo, paid channels, etc.

If some TV station broadcasts advertisement-free program for a year, and then they introduce another free channel with advertisement and start charging for the first one, lot of people would surely be annoyed with this decision. But do they have right to feel that way?

As of Yugo, as I’m living in the country of its origin, I’m actually delighted you mentioned it, ;) although I fail to understand what it has to do with free. Because of low labor, material and technology cost, this was a cheap low-quality car. The problem was that average USA citizen doesn’t need car that cheap, but in other parts of the world where average salary is under $50/mo, it’s the only car people can afford – it doesn’t matter if it requires to be pushed once in a while… ;)

]]> By: JAY http://www.datalandsoftware.com/blog/2009/08/14/deal-with-it-software-cant-be-free-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-5059 JAY Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:29:13 +0000 http://www.datalandsoftware.com/blog/?p=73#comment-5059 PS - I could tell you how to give the software away and still make a ton of money, (a lot more than you are making with your present strategy) but why should I? What's in it for me? Make me a reasonable offer and I will add a digit to your bottom line. PS – I could tell you how to give the software away and still make a ton of money, (a lot more than you are making with your present strategy) but why should I? What’s in it for me? Make me a reasonable offer and I will add a digit to your bottom line.

]]> By: JAY http://www.datalandsoftware.com/blog/2009/08/14/deal-with-it-software-cant-be-free-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-5058 JAY Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:23:35 +0000 http://www.datalandsoftware.com/blog/?p=73#comment-5058 You are so right! Free does not work! Who does Google think they are. Anyhow? Or Yahoo? Or Firefox? Or OpenOffice? The problem is not with "free". Networks still make money from "free" T.V. (The consumers cost is in the hardware and the delivery.) Money is still made with "free" radio. The problem is with atrophied thinking and outmoded vision. The failure of adware was not one of model, it was one of overly blunt and intrusive design and poor execution. The Yugo did not do well in the market place. That does not mean that people reject CARS. You are so right! Free does not work! Who does Google think they are. Anyhow? Or Yahoo? Or Firefox? Or OpenOffice?

The problem is not with “free”. Networks still make money from “free” T.V. (The consumers cost is in the hardware and the delivery.) Money is still made with “free” radio.

The problem is with atrophied thinking and outmoded vision. The failure of adware was not one of model, it was one of overly blunt and intrusive design and poor execution. The Yugo did not do well in the market place. That does not mean that people reject CARS.

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