Clones, knockoffs, and open source

SY · 29th October 2008, 12:14 AM

A terrific article on the economics of so-called open source hardware. Very relevant to what many here do.

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startup...nmanufacturing

Wavebourn · 29th October 2008, 03:22 AM

I like that "Hyperactive Chicken". Where to buy one?

Geek · 29th October 2008, 04:31 AM

The cool thing about open source is most closed source companies are terrified of it - if they can't have an exclusive on it, they won't touch it. Little competition from them

Cheers!

scott wurcer · 29th October 2008, 04:11 PM

It's been even more disappointing to see folks like some at MIT abandoning the concept when it was time to make $$$.

29th October 2008, 12:14 AM	#1
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Clones, knockoffs, and open source A terrific article on the economics of so-called open source hardware. Very relevant to what many here do. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startup...nmanufacturing __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

29th October 2008, 03:22 AM	#2
Wavebourn diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	I like that "Hyperactive Chicken". Where to buy one? __________________ The devil is not so terrible as his mathematical model! Wavebourn: We Create Creativity!

29th October 2008, 04:11 PM	#4
scott wurcer diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: cambridge ma	It's been even more disappointing to see folks like some at MIT abandoning the concept when it was time to make $$$. __________________ 2012, our time is running out.

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Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	The cool thing about open source is most closed source companies are terrified of it - if they can't have an exclusive on it, they won't touch it. Little competition from them Cheers!

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