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There are many industries where the workflow espoused in the manual IS the secret sauce, and, once replicated, can be replaced by a much cheaper product. In th

by arbie 7y ago

There are many industries where the workflow espoused in the manual IS the secret sauce, and, once replicated, can be replaced by a much cheaper product. In these cases, you will never recoup your NRE.

nitwit005 7y ago
Except, it's easy for competitors to get a copy if they care to. They can ask around for a copy, or just buy your product and get a login. Oracle has sued competitors for handing out copies of the manual, suggesting requiring a login isn't much of a barrier: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/06/18/oracle-wins-lawsuit-over-tiny.html https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/06/18/oracle-w...