scott wrote:

> Of course you can if your product is more attractive for customers to 
> want to pay for it.

It's difficult to see how you could make a web browser more attractive 
to the casual user than IE already is - at least, enough to make them 
reach into their pockets anyway...

> Linux is free, people still buy Windows.

Some people even buy Linux, oddly enough...

> OpenOffice is free, people still buy MS Office.

A better comparison might be "people still be StarOffice". Except that 
I've never heard of anybody doing that.

> Blender and Wings are 
> free, people still buy 3D Studio.  The GIMP is free, people still buy 
> Paintshop.  I'm sure you can think of many more examples.

If I wanted to be cynical, I could point out that I've never met anybody 
who owns a copy of 3D Studio or Paintshop *legally*. ;-)

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