Free as in stagnation. According to news.com, Google is discontinuing Blogger Pro and folding the Pro features back into their free version of the software: Google-owned Web log-creation site Blogger is eliminating its paid version and folding premium functions into its free service, bucking a trend toward making people pay for Web site extras. The creation of Blogger Pro, which cost subscribers a yearly fee of $35, came about as a result of financial...... [kottke.org]

Bonne nouvelle ou mauvaise nouvelle ? Comme le fait remarquer Jason Kottke, une grande compagnie qui donne gratuitement ce qui fait le pain et le beurre de petites compagnies peut annoncer la consolidation d'un monopole (bien que l'exemple de Netscape ne soit pas particulièrement illustratif d'une "petite compagnie" !).

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