Ghodmode
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- Apr 3, 2011
As Windows users, reluctant or not, we depend on proprietary software every day. It's a single company. Microsoft. Their only goal is to make money and we are at their mercy. It's almost like an addiction and they're the dealer.
I started thinking about this recently when I read a study [PDF] about the failure to successfully implement Open Source Software at a university. One of the main issues reported was "compatibility problems" and it made me think about the users of proprietary software, their needs and their expectations. I realized that there were a surprising number of similarities between use of proprietary software and the use of addictive drugs. I wrote my article based on that and the metaphor didn't fall apart.
The article: End Your Addiction!
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Ghodmode
www ghodmode.com/blog
I started thinking about this recently when I read a study [PDF] about the failure to successfully implement Open Source Software at a university. One of the main issues reported was "compatibility problems" and it made me think about the users of proprietary software, their needs and their expectations. I realized that there were a surprising number of similarities between use of proprietary software and the use of addictive drugs. I wrote my article based on that and the metaphor didn't fall apart.
The article: End Your Addiction!
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Ghodmode
www ghodmode.com/blog