Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Why 'free' proprietary software will always end in tears

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Why 'free' proprietary software will always end in tears

Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Nearly every day, my kids come home from school and go on about some new app or game they and their mates are excited about.

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If it is not open source, and you are not paying, someone else is and you are the product.
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  Bonus: You could be paying and be the product anyway.
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    See: Adobe, Microsoft, Apple, Google, etc etc

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