:InfoWorld: Is Commercial Open Source Software Underpriced?
InfoWorld: Is Commercial Open Source Software Underpriced? May 3, 2006, 04 :00 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (6589 reads) (Other stories by Dave Rosenberg)
"I often wonder if commercial open source applications, things like MySQL, EnterpriseDB, SugarCRM are underpriced. Open source companies tend to start out as low-cost then as they mature that low-cost remains while the features and quality grow which then (in theory) moves to a differentiation strategy.
"But would the market bear a higher price? It seems like the answer is starting to be yes... but how much higher still remains to be seen..."