Hacker News
- Software Predicts Which Companies Are an Easy Sell http://www.technologyreview.com/news/514111/software-predicts-which-companies-are-an-easy-sell/ 2 comments
- Why We’re Selling Our Angel-Funded Software Company … On eBay http://roachpost.com/2010/02/17/why-were-selling-our-business-on-ebay-2/ 19 comments
- Child-safety software sells kids' IM conversations to market-research companies http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i5CjgMEdrwRm3JxeglUykMAHAYmAD9AGNVM00 15 comments
- Ad-block software company announces it's now selling ads http://www.cnet.com/news/ad-block-software-company-announces-its-now-selling-ads/ 6 comments nottheonion
- Building a Software Company: How to sell your software for $20,000 http://nukemanbill.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-to-sell-your-software-for-20000.html 28 comments programming
- Any recommendations for software companies to sell with? https://www.reddit.com/r/sales/comments/7bh6yz/any_recommendations_for_software_companies_to/ 4 comments sales
- 'Some companies have very strange ideas about how to sell software.' http://www.dadhacker.com/blog/?p=1071 4 comments programming
- Starting a Computer Company that sells computers with 100% Libre Software. http://ur1.ca/56rr5 120 comments linux
- Should I sell my prototype(software idea) for a company to help me in my project https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/6pzmb8/should_i_sell_my_prototypesoftware_idea_for_a/ 6 comments cscareerquestions
- Do we even own things anymore? Thanks to intellectual property laws, companies sell you "things" but still own the software. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/04/08/internet-things-intellectual-property-laws-technology-cybersecurity-hackers-column/82698780/ 8 comments technews
- UK government's new party chairman founded company selling software that breaches Google code http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/sep/02/grant-shapps-google-howtocorp-adsense 4 comments worldnews
- Why do companies like Veeam license "per CPU socket" instead of just selling the software? https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/5i0nza/why_do_companies_like_veeam_license_per_cpu/ 82 comments sysadmin
- Hackers steal data from a company that...hacks people and sells hacking software to governments. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33409594 150 comments worldnews
- I'm selling online bidding software to auction houses and my entire company seems to be struggling to get more than 50% of our demo appointments to stick. What can we do to fix that? https://www.reddit.com/r/sales/comments/6vmr1w/im_selling_online_bidding_software_to_auction/ 4 comments sales
- I am developing software in my free time that I may potentially want to sell to the company I work for. What do I need to do to ensure they can't just claim my work as their own IP and sue me for it? https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/5yipr0/i_am_developing_software_in_my_free_time_that_i/ 29 comments cscareerquestions
- When I saw this commercial on TV I thought it was a parody, but no, it's an actual company trying to sell what I'm guessing might be the most useless software ever made. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9m2s6qg1q0 209 comments programming
- FTC: Most smart device makers break the law by not adequately informing consumers of software support terms | Companies would rather drop support on old products and then sell you a new one https://www.techspot.com/news/105770-ftc-most-smart-device-makers-break-law-not.html 4 comments technews
- FTC: Most smart device makers break the law by not adequately informing consumers of software support terms | Companies would rather drop support on old products and then sell you a new one https://www.techspot.com/news/105770-ftc-most-smart-device-makers-break-law-not.html 8 comments technology
- Israel is reluctant to regulate its spyware exports: “Arms companies can’t keep track of every rifle and bullet they sell… Why should we have higher expectations when it comes to software?” https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/07/31/israel-is-loth-to-regulate-its-spyware-exports 95 comments worldnews
- Many Police Departments Have Software That Can Identify People In Crowds | BriefCam, a facial recognition and surveillance video analysis company, sells the ability to surveil protesters and enforce social distancing — without the public knowing. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinehaskins1/police-software-briefcam?ref=bfnsplash 17 comments technology
- Bernie Sanders Thinks Companies That Sell Your Browser History Are ‘Trampling Over the Rights of Consumers: "No reasonable person would expect antivirus software to be selling off their private browsing data to the highest bidder." https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7ezby/bernie-sanders-thinks-companies-that-sell-your-browser-history-are-trampling-over-the-rights-of-consumers-avast-antivirus 6 comments technology
- Oracle attorney Annette Hurst says Google v. Oracle decision means GPL is dead and every software company will move to cloud SaaS instead of selling software https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/death-free-software-how-google-killed-gpl-annette-hurst 358 comments programming
- Fake Diplomas, Real Cash: Pakistani Company Axact Reaps Millions - According to former insiders, company records and an analysis of its websites, a secretive software company called Axact is selling fake academic degrees on a global scale. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/18/world/asia/fake-diplomas-real-cash-pakistani-company-axact-reaps-millions-columbiana-barkley.html?smid=re-share 41 comments technology
- "In a meeting in Geneva yesterday, the [WTO] gave its full blessing to [Antigua and Barbuda] to sell or stream movies, music, TV-shows, and software carrying US copyrights without paying anything to the people or companies who own them." http://qz.com/48867/new-legal-safe-haven-for-file-sharing-antigua-and-barbuda/ 3 comments technology
- Mossberg: The manufacturers don't act as if the computer belongs to you. They act as if it is a billboard for restricted trial versions of software and ads for Web sites and services that they can sell to third-party companies who want you to buy these products. http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20070405.html 26 comments reddit.com