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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 USA some companies have recognized this market niche and offer commercial support for free software. A similar trend is developing in Europe as well (see Appendix).
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Strobel, S., Ubl, T. (1996). Support & Help. In: Linux Unleashing the Workstation in Your PC. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0247-6_11
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