The 80-20 problem

    Date: 06/14/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: no keywords

    When a closed source project gets most of the way there, its owner will redouble efforts to win market share. When an open source project gets most of the way there, its developer doesn't have a big incentive to make changes -- it works fine for them.

    Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=332&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

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