Re: Re: Beta Testers Needed - Free software opportunity

On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:48:24 -0700 (PDT) Chris Shiflett <shiflett@php.net> wrote: > --- andu <php@archeopterix.com> wrote: > > Experience proves that his business model has worked in the past as > > well as present (not that I support or practice it), just count the > > number of people still buying and using Windows (or OSX for that > > matter) when Linux has been around for all these years. > > That's not quite the same. Windows didn't have to penetrate the market while > Linux was around as a viable (better?) alternative. At the time, Windows was > the best choice for a desktop OS for many people. Now that it has such a > dominant market position, it no longer has to prove itself to remain on top. > That job is left to Linux, Mac OS X, etc. > > In this case, the PHP application being advertised must penetrate an existing > market, which means the competition is heavier. This is why the first responder > was pointing out some of the that competition. It is and it isn't the same, people buy because they don't know better, which was my point. > > Chris > > ===== > Become a better Web developer with the HTTP Developer's Handbook > http://httphandbook.org/ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > ____ Regards, Andu Novac