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To: XiaoYao who wrote (11765)	10/25/1998 12:02:00 PM
From: drmorgan	Read Replies (4) of 74651

If they think adding a particular feature is better for consumer, (so more sells, more profits) they should free to do just that. This kind of sounds like we are getting down to what is a feature and what is a "product". I guess my IE4 in Win98 is a feature while my NSCP Communicator is a product? Can you compare some of the features of Win95 & 98 that have been part of the OS for some time like the different accessories to Web browsers in terms of development cost? How many millions have been spent developing these browsers? What if you and I decided to develop a browser but to pay for the development we would have to charge $39.95 for our browser to even break even. Is it a competitive market when big companies give their product away for free and all we would want to do is make a small profit at best? Competition helps innovation and that is a plain and simple fact. I have a difficult time understanding this concept of free software that has cost millions to develop. There is no level playing field only a playing field for the big companies. What does this really do for innovation?

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