The internet has created an ecomonic model based on giving things away for free. The Wall Street Journal expects this trend to increase given the current economic conditions. The article predicts that, "the shift toward open source software (which is free) and Web-based productivity tools such as Google Docs (also free) to accelerate." Many small business are able to gain the greatest by using these technologies to give them a competitive advantage against companies who are still paying licenses for all their software. Read the full Wall Street Journal article here.
