small business owners

When GM’s OnStar rolled out its open API Sunday at the first press conferernce of CES 2012, it was hoping a wave of developers will make the OnStar service even more popular as hundreds and then hundreds of thousands of apps boost OnStar’s popularity, much as third-party apps made the Apple iPhone successful.

At the same time, OnStar may be hedging its bets in search of everyday reasons customers should spend $200-$300 per year.

Datamation: "Why don't more small businesses opt for open source? First, many small business owners simply aren't aware of the number and variety of high quality open source software available for them.

Because open source projects generally don't have the same kind of marketing dollars behind them as commercial options, they can be a lot tougher to find."