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:Why Are the Open Source Business People Not Ultra-Rich Yet?
Why Are the Open Source Business People Not Ultra-Rich Yet?
Apr 24, 2007, 21 :00 UTC (13 Talkback[s]) (10091 reads)
(Other stories by Rajesh Setty)

"Hugh MacLeod started a discussion about open source and it's impact by asking question 'How well does open source currently meet the needs of shareholders and CEO's?'

"One of the conclusions Hugh was reaching was that Open Source may not have made a big time impact yet. If it did, you would have seen a lot more famous billionaires in the open source world..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Maybe you need to step beyond your capit ...   More billionaires?   
George
Apr 24, 2007, 21:29:13  
Making lots of money depends upon one th ...   No. Here is the simple reason.   
Brandioch Conner
Apr 24, 2007, 21:50:48  
>> So instead of another Bill Gates or B ...   Re: No. Here is the simple reason.   
Jose
Apr 24, 2007, 22:22:32  
George I could not agree with you more, ...   Re: More billionaires?   
John DeHart
Apr 24, 2007, 23:05:34  
> >> So instead of another Bill Gates or ...   Re: Re: No. Here is the simple reason.   
Carla Schroder
Apr 24, 2007, 23:32:48  
So instead of another Bill Gates or Bill ...   Re: Re: No. Here is the simple reason.   
Grishnakh
Apr 25, 2007, 01:06:29  
Perhaps FOSS was not born out of greed. ...   Greed   
Don Whitbeck
Apr 25, 2007, 01:06:31  
I have never read quite so ridiculous an ...   Well smack me with a truck!   
Joe User
Apr 25, 2007, 05:06:09  
One has to ask: "Why does OSS exist in s ...   Re: No. Here is the simple reason   
Stomfi
Apr 25, 2007, 07:21:26  
> So instead of another Bill Gates or B ...   Re: No. Here is the simple reason.   
sw
Apr 25, 2007, 18:02:17  
To get a Billion dollars for something, ...   Competition   
YetAnotherBob
Apr 26, 2007, 03:59:43  
Nobody from OSS has made the billion dol ...   Re: Re: No. Here is the simple reason.   
Carlos Cesar
Apr 26, 2007, 17:17:59  
>> I don't know why you as a progra ...   Re: Re: No. Here is the simple reason.   
Jose
Apr 28, 2007, 00:22:48  
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