Some Good Perspectives on “Free”

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Information Markets, Lazy Blogger Blog Post

From 26econ (speaking for economists): More freetardonomics

And from ReadWriteWeb (speaking for rational people): Beware of Freeconomics

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