[cesarb]

> The sad consequence of OSS is that the value of software is fast approaching $0.

You are confusing cost and value. The cost of software might approach 0, but the value of software depends only on how useful it is to its users. One could even argue that a consequence of OSS is increasing the value of software in general, due to an ever growing collection of easily-obtainable useful software.

[collaborative]

Yes, you are correct. I meant cost, of course (edited)