Fear of a Changing Market
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Linux and Open Source change the software market
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Housing market illustration (appropriated from Doc Searls)
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Imagine a market based on scarce resources (trees)
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Imagine the discovery of plentiful forests
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Have you ruined the housing market?
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No, you've changed the way to make money in the market
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With Open Source, resources are plentiful (O/S, tools)
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Are you destroying the software market?
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No, you are changing the way to make money
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