On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Arun Venkataswamy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> A significant part of the 'open source' is the concept of "open a >> restaurant but give away the menu". In effect, the availability of the >> source code of the product enables two distinct streams of revenue - >> feature driven and support/services driven. And, in either case you >> are helping to increase the share of the product. >> > > Increase share of the product meaning?
more user base , ultimately there is hope that there will be streams of revenues from support and customization ( like adding features) > I am talking from a business perspective. It is one thing to > feel exhilarated when hundreds of thousands of people use your app. But > does this realize into making money? yes that is where business sense kicks in how to get a dollar out of customer or it could be the other way round too when the product is so good he willingly starts paying what you demand , this risk and reward scenarios is what any business is all about , and an entrepreneurs you live with it . -Satya _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
