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One argument that is frequently posed, especially in commercial settings, to reject free or public domain software is the lack of a licensing company that provides support and a hotline. In the hotline USA some companies have recognized this market niche and offer commercial support for free software. A similar trend is developing free software in Europe as well.
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Strobel, S., Elling, V. (1997). Support and help. In: Linux. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1856-2_11
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