25th
April
2007
Where Are All the Open Source Billionaires?
posted in Business, OpenSource |
Hugh MacLeod asks, if open source is so great, where are all the open source billionaires?
If Open Source software is free, then why bother spending money on Microsoft Partner stuff? I already know what Microsoft's detractors will say: "There's no reason whatsoever. $40 billion per year is totally wasted."
This, however is not a very satisfying answer, simply because it doesn't quite ring true. Otherwise there'd be a lot more famous Open Source billionaires out there, being written up in Forbes Magazine or wherever. And Bill Gates would've been ousted years ago.