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Just because a site runs on Linux does not mean it was free. RedHat is very popular but not free. Service is important to business users and free typically has no support.
I know I was simplify the commodity vs unique but that was just to make a point. Certainly I meant unique in the since of different from something else not in the sense that it was the only solution available. Even commodity products attempt to make their products unique by branding and advertising that they are better than the competition and this actually works to some degree. There is brand loyalty and some people will pay a little more for a certain brand but if it is a lot more expensive then they give up. My point is not every things price is based on availability or cost of manufacture. Almost no software is based on cost of manufacturer and every eBook is unique to the author who wrote it. My point is those items are not worthless (approaching zero value) just because they can be copied freely.
Dale
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