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2 pointswaydegg1y ago2 comments

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Open source has also become a great marketing channel. That's how companies first grow their user base, especially for dev tools. Because it's the easiest way anyone can try the product.

gus_massa1y ago

Back in my days we has shareware. It was clear that you can try it for a while.

Now there is a lot of free until it isn't.

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