'Give It Away And Pray' Isn't A Business Model... But It Doesn't Mean That 'Free' Doesn't Work

by Mike Masnick | Techdirt
from the once-again...-with-feeling dept

"While more folks aren't totally averse to the idea that they need to somehow embrace "free," they're mishandling what they do with "free" and then going on to complain how "free" doesn't work. The basic problem is this: they hear about the importance of "free" and so they give something away for free."