My 2 cents. (Score 1)

I've got to add my 2 cents to this debate. Having been in software business for 10 years, I think that Open Source == Communism, Closed Source == Capitalism. I'm not kidding. Sure, Open Source sounds good in theory, just as well as Communism. And Closed Source, like Capitalism, sure has its share of problems. But in the long run, Open Source will simply not survive. All those 10,000 Open Source developers we hear about have full-time Closed Source jobs. How will they pay their bills in the Open Source world? There will not be enough "support and service" jobs for everyone. And I thought that the better software is, the less "support and service" it requires, no? But forget "paying bills". All innovation is driven, to a very large extent, by the desire to get rich. I'm starting my company right now, and while I love doing what I do, I want to get rich. And so do all my friends here in Silicon Valley. To us, this fascination with "Open Source" is a joke. And please, stop comparing Windows and Linux. Why don't you complain that your car breaks down more often than your bike? Currently, Linux does about 15% of what Windows do, so there is no comparison. Open source today is what communism and the whole "left" movement was in the 60s. Now communism is dead, but people still feel the need to challenge the establishment. Thus, they propose Open Source. I am sure they'll grow up some day.