ONLamp: Open Source & The Fallacy Of Composition

“Recently I posted about the Fallacy Of Composition (which says
that an advantage shared by everyone is not an advantage) and how
it applies digital music: If everyone can make and distribute music
cheaply, the price they can charge goes down and they all make less
money. It should apply to open source as well. Is there an escape
route?

“The very interesting discussion that followed my earlier post
suggest there may be, and I sure hope there is. Does anyone have
real numbers yet though, i.e. for a model that generates enough
money to build a significant business…?”

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