Positioning intellectual property for embedded systems as “service” rather than “product” distributes risk more evenly between client and vendor, writes embedded services company founder Curt Schacker. And, the service model fits the “no-cost” nature of software copying, and has been proven successful by free software vendors, Schacker argues in this guest column.

Read Schacker's full essay by clicking the link below. Then use the comment link at the end of the article to post your reaction.

 
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