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Invisible wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>
>> I don't see any problem in that kind of business model.
>>
>> Many companies use even a more radical business model: Their
>> software is
>> free for individuals for non-commercial use, while for companies using it
>> commercially it costs a considerable amount of money.
>
> For example... Oracle.
>
> it. And they give you every product that Oracle makes.
>
> It's just that if you try to make money from using it, theoretically
> Oracle sues you. Which would appear to be impossible, but hey...
>
>> This business idea is actually clever: Let them
>> just have it for free. This way they will get accustomed to the software,
>> and if they ever get a related job, or create their own related firm,
>> then
>> there's a high probability for the firm to buy the software because the
>> employees have experience using it.
>
> Indeed.
>
> So maybe it truly is the case that the only difference between
> Mathematica for Students and Mathematics Professional is the terms of
> perpetual license.)
>
> Still, I'm reminded of that incident with BackupExec. We purchased an
> send us an envelope with a piece of card inside it, and the card had a
> wrong line of business. :-P
>
>
>
> The thing that's really bugging me now... So, I can get Mathematica for,
> very simple question: How the HELL do you use something like Mathematica
> "commercially"?!?!!
>
> It solves equations and draws graphs. I can't think of a single domain
> of commercial endevour where such a thing would actually be useful. I
> mean, who the hell does math as part of their day job?
Are you kidding me? In my former position, I was a programmer for
motion-control systems, much of which was very math heavy. Mathematica
could have been very useful for some of the things I worked on. I knew
one developer who would use it regularly to solve some of the problems
dealing with encoder counts and angular motion on 3 axes plus linear
motion on one or two axes.. It came in handy for figuring out how many
counts to send to the motors.
> About the closest thing I can think of is engineering; but they aren't
> going to use Mathematica, they're going to use a dedicated CAD system to
> do finite element simulations and so forth.
Yeah, our engineers use some fancy cad program to do a lot of what they
do, but some even fall back on pocket calculators and such...
> Mathematica is a wonderful toy, but I can't think of a single serious
> "use" for it.
Nonsense. It's a tool, just like a ruler, or a calculator.
--
~Mike
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