Open-Source Revolution
I’ll admit, there was a time when I would laugh at the thought of open source programs doing things better than an established software program. It just seemed too good to be true that, a freely-available program with no license fees, could perform equal or better functions than it’s paid counterpart. For the longest time we have been subjected to the Microsoft phenomenon and it’s taking us a while to snap out of it. Microsoft began their business by arm wrestling investors and future clients alike to allow Windows to become the dominant OS (operating system) for personal and business computing. For too long consumers have been dealing with outrageously high prices on Microsoft products ranging from Windows to Office products and other “high-end” business tools. Maybe the developers that began some of the most notorious open source projects shared my view of “free is better” because it wasn’t long until a silent r Read more…