[R] off-topic question: Latex and R in industries

[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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[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Wensui Liu
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:39 AM
To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
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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