Gotta Love Open Source

… And it’s not only because it’s often cheaper to own or use, but also because it raises the bar for every single piece of proprietary software - they no longer can get away with poor user interface or limited features like they used to. Proprietary software now has to beat and exceed open source to win a customer, which results in better products. A win-win-win situation for users, open source and proprietary software.

In economics, this is called a non-zero-sum situation.

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