Don Marti

Wed 12 Jul 2006 03:37:52 PM PDT

QoTD: Tim Lee

"Having open source projects in the mix ensures there will always be some competition for the market-leading firm no matter what happens in the marketplace."

-- Tim Lee

(Are open source projects stronger and more capable in a market where the proprietary choices are less diverse? Does all hope need to vanish for proprietary competitor number two—Netscape, WordPerfect—to get a critical mass of Regular Users to take the plunge?)