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> If you mean the same thing by pay for software then I’m truly lost. I pay for loads of software. I largely find it quite affordable. So, you're rich, or you
by einpoklum 4y ago
> If you mean the same thing by pay for software then I’m truly lost. I pay for loads of software. I largely find it quite affordable.
So, you're rich, or you magically avoid the expensive software. Just as an example: Suppose I live in Peru and make the median income of ~3800 USD/year. Just a license for photoshop sets me back 252 USD/yes, or over 6.6% of my gross annual income. If you consider my taxes and very modest expenses, this becomes more like 10-15% of my free gross annual income. For a single application. Now suppose I want to buy a hundred apps or so (some subscription-based, some one-off). I won't be able to repay the debt before I'm dead.
- simonh 4y agoI'm not sure what point you're trying to make, clearly enough people do pay for commercial software to fund it's development, otherwise it wouldn't get funded. Therefore, as a matter of gob-smackingly obvious reality, it is affordable enough for the model to work. I feel bad for Peruvians that can't afford it, I hope they find a way to get by, but that doesn't make the existence of commercial software a bad thing.