Comments on: Beyond Support/Service: Making More Money from Open Source

By: tecosystems » Data vs Dual Licensing: Which Will Make More Money?

tecosystems » Data vs Dual Licensing: Which Will Make More Money? — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:00:46 +0000

[...] distribution – more effectively as a direct revenue stream? I’ve been predicting for three years or so that they would do just that, via data aggregation and analytics. The alignment of customer [...]

By: tecosystems » MySQL: Now and Then

tecosystems » MySQL: Now and Then — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:56:20 +0000

[...] ease any and all of the challenges mentioned above, I believe. As for how they do that, I remain convinced that the clearest path to increased monetization lies with leveraging telemetry. MySQL users are [...]

By: tecosystems » Google and the Case for Telemetry: What Vendors Could Learn

tecosystems » Google and the Case for Telemetry: What Vendors Could Learn — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:32:03 +0000

[...] smart people are conflating my arguments in favor of telemetry with Red Hat’s current business model, the only supportable conclusion is that the thread has [...]

By: tecosystems » The Post-Thanksgiving Grab Bag: Favtape, Kindles, Hulu and More

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:09:19 +0000

[...] isn’t new, and b.) the answer – from where I sit – is not “collaboration,” but telemetry, and leave it at [...]

By: tecosystems » What Would SOG Do?: Views on Sun

tecosystems » What Would SOG Do?: Views on Sun — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:55:17 +0000

[...] bet with respect to the software business – outside of the traditional markets – remains the same: network services. Maybe if I came up with a cooler name for that, people would pay attention…but I [...]

By: Ykaw97

Ykaw97 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:44:25 +0000

There is a push back on service fees and at some point customers may have all the features they want for the moment.

By: tecosystems » Open Source: Thinking Outside the Glass Box

tecosystems » Open Source: Thinking Outside the Glass Box — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:37:31 +0000

[...] but whether or not the lessons that Google represents are applicable. I believe they are. And said as much: The commercial open source world can be seen in that context as one of the larger and more [...]

By: tecosystems » Volume: Money or Misdirection?

tecosystems » Volume: Money or Misdirection? — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:43:06 +0000

[...] hand at present. But if I was in Sun’s position, I would certainly be taking a hard look at network monetization models; my pet theory for how open source firms generally, if not MySQL specifically, will make the jump [...]

By: tecosystems » 2007: The Year in Review, from Macro to Micro

tecosystems » 2007: The Year in Review, from Macro to Micro — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:33:26 +0000

[...] making subconsciously, I resolved to live simply. Documenting an argument I’d made to many, I offered up a theory on how open source firms would escape revenue plateaus. I also put together a couple of RedMonk get [...]

By: Thank you for your patronage Microsoft; I’m using Windows Vista (for now). | RelatedSeek.com

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:27:25 +0000

[...] rarely check my Web stats, but reading Stephen’s post on network services for whatever reason prompted me to look at my website stats. So one view I can see is the most [...]