As Robert Anson Heinlein once wrote in "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Especially in marketing. What the buyer hopes is that the software cost reduction from other products is greater than the cost increase to the other.
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