All "free"ware is the same, give you something for free that is half way decent to use, but then force a service contract down your throat when you realize you need to do more later on.
That is the "open source" model.
But they will tell you, you have your "freedom"....yeah and by the time you are done paying for just 3 years worth of contracts, you could have purchased great software that is fully integrated, gives you economy of scale and can be written off like any capital expenditure.
I think most people are on to the game. Most people have no interest for the untested and quite frankly, less powerful free software.
We already went through the *nix era in the 70s and 80s, it's time to move forward with modern relevant technology. Nobody wants to use 1970s ware in 2009. Linux is based entirely on darpa Unix and minix. Those names just scream of "been there, done that, not ever going there again."
People are showing clearly what they want now, and it's real easy to see why and in what numbers.
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