![]() ![]() But customers look for a “whole product solution”, and it is up to you provide them with the value they will pay for. Probably there is a word of opportunity to create more value out there. ![]() All in all running a sort of “pilot” could be manageable, though.ĭispersed knowledge about how to use open source software packages, often available through forums, directories, newsletters and consulting firms, could be made available to customers for a fee. Open source franchising, an idea that apparently Simon was thinking of more than one year ago, may sounds too expensive during economic downturn. The Sun model seems similar to many other open source vendors’ business strategies, as originally argued by Savio, and it lacks to consider other opportunities than selling just add-ons to scale. Rethinking Open Source Strategies by venegas ![]() Both ideas worth some consideration, and I want to add my perspective to a subject that I have been covering few times in the past. Rich Sands – formerly marketing guy behind the OpenJDK project – commenting Simon’s post suggested to position Sun’s offer somewhere between delivering hardware and professional services, while Savio Rodrigues invited MySQL (and Sun) to reconsider closed source. The Sun Model was recently unveiled by Simon Phipps in a sort of open source veni vidi vici, easing adoption, fostering communities of users, focusing business opportunities on the creation of value between deploy and scale. Open Source Business Models: Rethinking the Sun Model ![]()
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