“One of the fundamental questions raised by the rise of open
source is what software is worth, in the commercial sense. Industry
opinions on the subject vary; the data less so.“The market holds no great opinion of the technology industry
broadly. The Fortune 500 includes zero technology vendors in its
Top 10. For all of the attention that Apple’s passing of
Microsoft’s market capitalization a year ago Thursday accrued, it
is #35 on the Fortune 500 with a market cap $97B south of Exxon’s.
Even within the context of the software industry, there are
indications that the market is pessimistic about the potential
returns realizable through software.”
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