Comments on: Is a large corporate making money off open source or open standards an oxymoron ? In a Sun / Java Context http://blog.dhananjaynene.com/2009/04/is-a-large-corporate-making-money-off-open-source-or-open-standards-an-oxymoron-in-a-sun-java-context/ Dhananjay Nene's opinions on software programming, design, architecture and the internet Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sivam http://blog.dhananjaynene.com/2009/04/is-a-large-corporate-making-money-off-open-source-or-open-standards-an-oxymoron-in-a-sun-java-context/comment-page-1/#comment-7169 sivam Mon, 04 May 2009 01:10:24 +0000 http://blog.dhananjaynene.com/?p=642#comment-7169 This is a very enlightening article. Helps in understanding the major paradigm shifts that are taking place. For the first time we are forced to think of creating "scarcity" - only monopolist had this problem in the past. I did my Phd on Automating Gem Cutting and was faced with the very interesting problem of defining the value for stones - that people pay millions for, but can be re-created in a lab at a fraction of the cost. One of the key attributes of gems is - scarcity. If it is not scares it has no value. I think one way to create value is to personalize digital goods so that they are all different and to the persons liking. This is what I am working on. This is a very enlightening article. Helps in understanding the major paradigm shifts that are taking place.

For the first time we are forced to think of creating “scarcity” – only monopolist had this problem in the past. I did my Phd on Automating Gem Cutting and was faced with the very interesting problem of defining the value for stones – that people pay millions for, but can be re-created in a lab at a fraction of the cost. One of the key attributes of gems is – scarcity.

If it is not scares it has no value.

I think one way to create value is to personalize digital goods so that they are all different and to the persons liking. This is what I am working on.

]]> By: P2P Foundation » Blog Archive » Can large corporations make money with a commons? http://blog.dhananjaynene.com/2009/04/is-a-large-corporate-making-money-off-open-source-or-open-standards-an-oxymoron-in-a-sun-java-context/comment-page-1/#comment-7163 P2P Foundation » Blog Archive » Can large corporations make money with a commons? Sun, 03 May 2009 14:36:50 +0000 http://blog.dhananjaynene.com/?p=642#comment-7163 [...] post was written on April 22 by Dhananjay Nene, on the occasion of the takeover of Sun by Oracle. Confirming Sam Rose’s predictions about the robustness of small business networks over large [...] [...] post was written on April 22 by Dhananjay Nene, on the occasion of the takeover of Sun by Oracle. Confirming Sam Rose’s predictions about the robustness of small business networks over large [...]

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