Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:54:13 -0600
From:      Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Skype 4.0
Message-ID:  <20120617225412.GA30348@hemlock.hydra>
In-Reply-To: <20445.52450.674456.555306@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
References:  <20120615130839.2bbb9d51@scorpio> <CA%2BQLa9CrNGzp-7zgPmVgs=mGmaNdJ%2BBFiQ3AUTvv%2B2v1X=MGLQ@mail.gmail.com> <4FDBA4E7.40209@gmail.com> <20120617004155.73a59dbc@it.buh.tecnik93.com> <20120617080351.52f82acf@scorpio> <20445.52450.674456.555306@jerusalem.litteratus.org>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 08:26:10AM -0400, Robert Huff wrote:
> 
> Jerry writes:
> 
> >  From a purely business point of view, to jettison a user base,
> >  even if it does generate a $0 ROI, is not a wise decision if that
> >  base does not require extensive investments to keep pacified.
> 
> 	... and that depends on your definition of "extensive
> investments".
> 	A better case might be that Linux users are more likely to be
> choosing technology others will use, and keeping them familiar and
> happy with your product line is a indirect and fairly cheap form of
> marketing.

This pretty much applies to anything that relies on network effects to
maintain userbase -- stuff that is only useful if other people are using
it too, that is.

-- 
Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20120617225412.GA30348>