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Open-Source Business Models Aren’t Dead-End Streets

GigaOm Nov 30 09

This year, open-source platforms and applications have shown how disruptive they can be. The companies that have built successful businesses based on open source have done so by being shrewd, and understanding that their models have to be different from firms that simply sell software. Full story...

Tagged: business models, dead end streets, open source business, open source platforms, Social Media,

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