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		rw on June 16, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WordPress Plugin Developers Get The Shaft, Donatio... What, you think they thought they would make a business out of it? Open-source software is notoriously hard for third-party developers to monetize.

foppr on June 16, 2009 [–]

I think that's the challenge. That is, that because WordPress isn't supporting premium plugins and the market is reaching critical mass.

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