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Re: Do you still pay for software?
de Beck 04/14/2006 09:15
<journalistUK@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1145011967.002652.254090@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm writing a story about free software, and the reasons why people
> still pay for propietary software when there's so much good free
> software available now.
>
> I'm particularly keen to speak to people, preferably in the UK, who
> never pay for software and run a completely 'free' set-up (not
> necessarily including the operating system).
>
> However, if you have any views to share on the merits of free software
> versus commercial products, I'd be delighted to hear from you.
>
> If you do wish to contribute, please post a message on this thread or
> email me at the address given.
>
> Many thanks.
5 years ago I was a bit of a software leecher. I used to download the latest
Paint Shop Pro or whatever just because I could.
Then I saw a bright light down a tunnel which guided me towards free stuff.
LOL
I now use *only* freeware software.
I have found in some respects, freeware is better for my needs than paid for
programs. Alot of the time, big programs like Photoshop, psp or whatever
tend to be memory or cpu hogs and use a hell of alot of system resources
that could be put to better use. I don't need the advanced features of the
larger programs. I just need simplicity. So for image editing I would use
Irfanview which suits my needs.