http://linuxologist.com/1-general/why-open-source-makes-sense-scientifically-proven/
BY RAMI TAIBAH
Check out this video below. Its basically an animation about an MIT social experiment, where sociologist found a bizarre pattern when it came to work and incentives. When the task at hand was a mundane and a repetitive task, money was found as perfect incentive. However, when the task required “rudimentary cognitive” skills, money, it turns out, wasn’t the best incentive. This makes perfect sense when we look at the amazing open source projects out there. From Linux to Wikipedia to Open Street Map, all these project tap into this basic human behavior.
Google has its 20% rule, which fostered many of the companies top products. Apple is a one man show, this video can explain the company’s success to some extent. While Microsoft has grown into a huge behemoth, its no wonder we don’t see much innovation from them lately.
