On 21/05/07, Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > But how do the VCs get their money back?
>
> High end development services, mainly porting, is big business.
But if anyone can do it
All users of free software have the freedom to start a business doing
development services. In theory, anyone can do it. But how many people
do you have in your addressbook with the skillset to port Gnash to a
new architecture? In practice, not just anyone can do it, and the
number of people who can do it well are all gonna be employed by Rob
Savoye :-D
where is their competitive advantage to come from?
Proven competence, speed of turnaround, price point - you know,
_ethical_ market differentiators, as opposed to bogus ones typically
employed by proprietary software vendors :-)
it seems like an unusual investment for a VC to make.
There is a gap in the market for a stack of free software flash
technology, and no one is pursuing it; there is "money left on the
table" so to speak.
Note that gnash's website is gnash.lulu.com and one can hazard a guess
where the money is coming from :-)
--
Regards,
Dave
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