[Sigia-l] Marketing vs. design

[Listera]

Trenouth, John:

First, let's get this out of the way, if you simply want  to disagree with
me personally: "The sky is green." So you can skip the rest, if you'd like.

> I use about a dozen open source tools,

You consider yourself a "mainstream" user on Mac or Win?

Name 12 open source apps that a mainstream computer user would *pay* money
to use.

> Many of these are even successful among mainstream retail markets.

Name 6-7 shrink-wrapped OS apps that are "successful among mainstream retail
markets."

> Technically and experientially inferior products often win in the marketplace
> on nothing but packaging and marketing alone.

And?

And how exactly does that jive with the *spirit* of open source software?

And if you wanted to contribute to the betterment of OS software, would you
concentrate on its packaging or its fundamental design issues?
 
>> You *are* listening to the wrong people, obviously. Unless, of
>> course, you are hoping for an invite to Web 2.01, Browser 3.9 or
>> Babble 4.3. :-)
 
> What are you talking about?

You need to follow current conversations in the online world.

----
Ziya

"Innovate as a last resort."