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Free is too expensive (Economist)

Free is too expensive (Economist)

Posted Apr 2, 2012 7:57 UTC (Mon) by Del- (guest, #72641)
In reply to: Free is too expensive (Economist) by Cyberax
Parent article: Free is too expensive (Economist)

Hm, so you challenge me to find phone oriented debs in repo's made for non-existent devices. Exactly what are you trying to prove? That open development typically avoid apps that are of absolutely no use? Frequently termed bloat. On this we agree.

I see you are not satisfied with openstreetmap. I beg to differ. With the progress it has had, I already find it useful, and within reasonable time it is set to rival any proprietary map. Then finally we may go over to a more productive model where just about anybody can develop a navigation app. But for free navigation apps to catch on, we need devices in peoples hands. The Vivaldi is the first device, openmoko was a nice attempt but never got functional enough to count.


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