off-topic question: Latex and R in industries 2005-04-06 - By Ben Fairbank
I think there may be a bit of an "us vs. them" perception in business as
it views academia (and R is a product of academia). I discussed the use
of R with a businessman not long ago and he raised two objections to its
use. First, "if they give it away for free, how good can it be? After
all, you get what you pay for," and, second, "Without a dedicated
company standing behind it to take care problems and fix bugs, how can
there be any quality control?" (I asked him if he had ever heard of
Microsoft.)
Ben Fairbank
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Subject: [R] off-topic question: Latex and R in industries
Latex and R are really cool stuff. I am just wondering how they are
used in industry. But based on my own experience, very rare. Why?
How about the opinion of other listers? Thanks.
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