The Money's in Data, Not Code

I think this perspective is very interesting. It reminds me of a recent quote from Tim O'Reilly where he talks about similar trends in that, "when something is commoditized, something adjacent becomes valuable."<p>I'm not sure if this the origin of the interview but here is a link <a href="http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/03/14/oreilly-when-something-is-commoditized-an-adjacent-thing-becomes-valuable/" rel="nofollow">http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/03/14/oreilly-when-somethi...</a>

I disagree. It's neither code nor data, it's how you use the data and / or the code.

But is there anyone that has made money directly from the data? It seems like data is only valuable as part of a valuable service, not on its own.

The money is in the presentation of the data. There is still plenty of money in the software.