The Guardian: Free is Better than Cheap

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 5, 2006

“Tesco’s mantra is that every little helps. And it’s done them
well so far.

“What started out as a grocery stall in the early part of the
20th century now sells everything from insurance and internet
access to funerals. The latest brainwave from the company’s bosses,
who have just declared over £1bn in profits from the last six
months of trading, is software…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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