Open source VS closed

[eluser]Brad Martin[/eluser]
Thanks!

I think half half is good. There are a few major features that are handled on my server as a posed to the app itself so maybe i can make these features paid features.

But I'm still not sure about open source vs closed?

at least from a making money point of view. open source wins all the way for everything else. Ive heard of companies that make there software open source but they charge a hole lot more for the software so that by the time any piracy of there programs etc has occurred they have already made there money. Anyone got any thoughts on that as well ?