So who would win in a fistfight: Malcolm Gladwell or Chris Anderson? Is Free the Price of the Future, or will goods and services still be Priced to Sell?

The ACME Company of the classic Strong Bad email universe (you’ll notice I don’t call it the Homestarrunner Universe), Cheap As Free is famous throughout Strongbadia for products of dubious quality, ranging from action figures to children’s books to this opening credits sequence.

This reflects the prevailing belief that “you get what you pay for”. Well, maybe not prevailing for too long. Two of my favorite authors appear to be having a bit of an intellectual disagreement over the concept of Free.

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