To discourage "free riders, " public radio should become like shareware, the free software available over the Internet.

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Zango's predecessor, N-case, bundled free software like MP3 utilities without adequately informing users they were also getting spyware.

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Use free software like WordPress or TypePad to create a blog, where you can write about your area of expertise, post your resume and keep track of your professional accomplishments.

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At the same time its free Drupal Commons product competes with collaboration companies like Jive Software or Telligent.

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He has been shy about specifics but shedding underperformers like the electronics testing and chemical analysis businesses would free up management to concentrate on high-growth, high-profit areas like printers, software and its recordable CD-ROM product.

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Google has been so successful partly because it has created a kind of paradise for software engineers, which offers perks such as massages, free gourmet meals and the like.

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Startups like Boxee are trying to fill this niche by creating attractive internet software that is provided to manufacturers for free.

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