Is giving away a 'community edition' of software and selling an enterprise licensed one repeatable to other types of software, or is it a unique case where Linux became The other server operating system, and they were both lucky and skilled enough to become the number one provider of linux.
There are a lot of other companies doing this, or something very much like it. Some of them have been around for a while, but I don't know any details of how profitable they are (or aren't).
I do know I'm taking a stab at doing this model myself, so I'll let ya know how it works out in a couple of years. :-)
There are a lot of other companies doing this, or something very much like it. Some of them have been around for a while, but I don't know any details of how profitable they are (or aren't).
I do know I'm taking a stab at doing this model myself, so I'll let ya know how it works out in a couple of years. :-)