Comments on: Blind to Bargains - Jeremy Wagstaff http://www.salas.com/2008/08/13/blind-to-bargains-jeremy-wagstaff-2133/ Some stuff I just figured out Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:37:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Gen Kanai http://www.salas.com/2008/08/13/blind-to-bargains-jeremy-wagstaff-2133/comment-page-1/#comment-42045 Gen Kanai Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:35:40 +0000 http://www.salas.com/2007/04/28/blind-to-bargains-jeremy-wagstaff-2133/#comment-42045 I remember this article. I'm friendly with and have known Jeremy for a long time. I know Harlan via Jerry as well too (although I probably haven't seen Harlan in a decade.) I appreciate the sentiment in Jeremy's position but I think it's not accurate. There are a lot of programmers who develop software for free- for a myriad of reasons. The most obvious examples are the pillars of OSS, the LAMP stack, Firefox/Thunderbird on the client, and a long, long list we're all familiar with. Clearly there's room for both free software, commercial software, and things in between (like software that is free but services attached which are not, etc.) I think Jeremy painted the world of software as black or white here when it's mainly grey. I remember this article. I’m friendly with and have known Jeremy for a long time. I know Harlan via Jerry as well too (although I probably haven’t seen Harlan in a decade.)

I appreciate the sentiment in Jeremy’s position but I think it’s not accurate. There are a lot of programmers who develop software for free- for a myriad of reasons. The most obvious examples are the pillars of OSS, the LAMP stack, Firefox/Thunderbird on the client, and a long, long list we’re all familiar with.

Clearly there’s room for both free software, commercial software, and things in between (like software that is free but services attached which are not, etc.) I think Jeremy painted the world of software as black or white here when it’s mainly grey.

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]]> By: Robert Krajewski http://www.salas.com/2008/08/13/blind-to-bargains-jeremy-wagstaff-2133/comment-page-1/#comment-41996 Robert Krajewski Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:25:36 +0000 http://www.salas.com/2007/04/28/blind-to-bargains-jeremy-wagstaff-2133/#comment-41996 You know, one of the great things about iPhone apps is that so many of the apps are polished and cheap (less than $5) or free. And yet, people still find a reason to complain. For example, MLB at bat makes it easy to follow scores and get video highlights, and is arguably faster than using the website. And yet a lot of review say it's *overpriced*. You know, one of the great things about iPhone apps is that so many of the apps are polished and cheap (less than $5) or free.

And yet, people still find a reason to complain. For example, MLB at bat makes it easy to follow scores and get video highlights, and is arguably faster than using the website. And yet a lot of review say it’s *overpriced*.

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