Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 26, 2004 04:53 AM
If those methods are so self destructive, then why did they work so well for the Japanese auto makers when they started selling their wares in the USA? Why did the US automakers have to learn to play the same game or go out of business? All but 3 went out of business, and one of those has now been sold to a German company that could make the system work. What's more, now your more likely to get a car made in the USA if you buy from the Japanese car maker Honda, than if you buy from General Motors or Ford.
What does all this have to do with Free/Open Source software? Just this -- Japan, and their auto making companies cooperated on the engeneering and development of auto technologies, and then competed on packaging. Each US automaker was doing it's own complete engeenering work for itself, and they couldn't compete.
Free/Open source software is doing this same thing all over again. Give away the research and development, and then compete on packaging(service or whatever else it is that distinguishes you from the crowd)
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Re:Article completely misses the point.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 26, 2004 04:53 AMWhat does all this have to do with Free/Open Source software? Just this -- Japan, and their auto making companies cooperated on the engeneering and development of auto technologies, and then competed on packaging. Each US automaker was doing it's own complete engeenering work for itself, and they couldn't compete.
Free/Open source software is doing this same thing all over again. Give away the research and development, and then compete on packaging(service or whatever else it is that distinguishes you from the crowd)
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