Isn't this "Found-Money" concept the same thing as ROI (Return On Investment)?
No company would ever spend money on anything if it would not have a good ROI.
For example, I work for a company named Endtest, customers pay money to use our product because it helps them save time and resources when it comes to automated testing.
If they would choose to use free open source libraries to stitch together an internal testing framework, that would consume a lot of time and a lot of resources and it would end up costing them a lot more.
The same thing is available for any B2B solution.
For example, let's say you need to have video meetings.
You can either pay for a Zoom subscription or you can develop your own internal video calling solution with WebRTC, which is free and open source.
But if you develop your own video calling solution, the time and resources that you invest in that endeavor will cost a lot more than the price of a Zoom subscription.
That's why Zoom has a good ROI.
Sadly, a lot of developers don't understand that using something which is free and open source can end up costing more than a paid solution.
My apologies if I didn't understand this concept correctly, please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Isn't this "Found-Money" concept the same thing as ROI (Return On Investment)?
No company would ever spend money on anything if it would not have a good ROI.
For example, I work for a company named Endtest, customers pay money to use our product because it helps them save time and resources when it comes to automated testing.
If they would choose to use free open source libraries to stitch together an internal testing framework, that would consume a lot of time and a lot of resources and it would end up costing them a lot more.
The same thing is available for any B2B solution.
For example, let's say you need to have video meetings.
You can either pay for a Zoom subscription or you can develop your own internal video calling solution with WebRTC, which is free and open source.
But if you develop your own video calling solution, the time and resources that you invest in that endeavor will cost a lot more than the price of a Zoom subscription.
That's why Zoom has a good ROI.
Sadly, a lot of developers don't understand that using something which is free and open source can end up costing more than a paid solution.
My apologies if I didn't understand this concept correctly, please correct me if I'm wrong.
FYI, Endtest has gained a bad reputation in my mind for being extremely spammy. all your comments and posts are promoting Endtest. good for you but I'm blocking you and everyone else from Endtest.