Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)

On 8/20/24 02:52, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
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It is no complain, merely stating an elementary economic fact. If the
price does not reflect the costs, there is no market. No market, no
competition. No competition, no quality.

The problem with that theory is that it doesn't line up with facts, at
least, not as I've seen them. Free software is often of comparable or
greater quality than commercial software, partly because a lot more eyes
have examined the code for bugs. For several decades now, virtually all
of my software needs have been met by free software of adequate quality
for my needs. The only software I've paid for in years is cheap
smartphone games that my kids insist on playing - but what I'm paying
for is the marketing that convinced my kids they "need" the game, not
the quality of the game itself.