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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:13:44 -0500
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On 3/2/2011 4:03 PM, Vinzent Hoefler wrote:
> Actually, no. While "lost due to piracy" are pure virtual numbers, because
> they are based on something that could have happened, the cost of recalls,
> bug-fix cycles etc. are quite real and measurable. Because they did happen.

The recalls and problems may have happened, but I have serious doubts
whether their costs were, or even can be, measured accurately. Also,
what is not measured is the opportunity cost of applying error prevention
developmental methodologies to all produced software. I might speculate
that this would cost substantially more than remediation in case of error.