In the early days of computers, virtually nothing was free. There were no games, or softwares, or small little gadgets that you could download off the internet.
Nowadays, there is a free alternative to much of the software out there. Even softwares as huge as a full operating system are at you're disposal if you need it. Free games, free virtual offices, free graphics studios; they're everywhere. The big question is: "Why don't people choose to use them." Sure, it is true, in many cases someone does not know about such free functional tools, but in the most cases, people fear "free" stuff in general. Anyone who is successful will have learned by now that nothing is free in life; and for this very reason people fear that this "free" alternative will have some sort of string attached that will cause them to pay money, or something else (perhaps a worm that will infect their computer?). People just don't understand the power of free open-sourced alternatives. The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Platform) for instance, is almost equally as powerful as the latest Photoshop CS3. The GIMP is free and powerful editor; Photoshop is also an extremely powerful editor, but a $650 price tag? Why wouldn't one use the free GIMP instead? This is what I don't understand. Linux is a powerful operating system that can be adapted to suit you're needs exactly, but instead people choose to pay for Windows or Macintosh when they don't even need it.
In a world where 75% of people are trying to scam you out of something, people naturally think the same about "free" softwares. It's too bad that people don't realize the money they are wasting.
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