Proponents of free software would agree. In addition, from the programmer's point of view this is usually how things work (unless they own the startup, the equi

Proponents of free software would agree. In addition, from the programmer's point of view this is usually how things work (unless they own the startup, the equivalent of self-publishing). And for most products that actively gain new users, there is continuous work being put into adding new features and maintenance. So in my mind, this is not a perfect analogy.