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Pirates: Good for Microsoft, great for open sourcers

Ron Ron
November 23, 2019
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Software used to be so easy. You built a product and sold it through a variety of channels. Prospective customers might wonder whether they should buy your product or someone else’s, but there was no question that they’d have to buy something if they wanted it. Software was proprietary. You couldn’t use it for free. Period…

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