The Frugal Side of Commercial Software
Sep 25, 2009, 16:02 (7 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Kenneth Hess)
"The critics of commercial software raise some interesting
points concerning innovation. It's often said that commercial
software isn't as innovative as its open source counterparts. I
assume this is because paid developers are somehow restricted from
being clever or imaginative. The paycheck they receive must be a
left-brain dampener, and the only programmers who enjoy a creative
spark are the exalted and righteous volunteer hackers.
"Commercial ventures seek innovation, too, but they have a
product to produce, programmers to pay and customers to support.
There isn't an egregious lack of innovation but rather a calculated
amount of it. When it comes to innovation in the commercial
software space, how many pieces of software can you name that are
both commercial and absolute best-of-breed in a category? How about
Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Oracle databases, HP OpenView,
IBM WebSphere and Microsoft Windows?"
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