If I remember will I only paid for a backup software for Windows XP, which I used 2007 to 2008, then I switched to Ubuntu (Debian now.) I can remember if it was

If I remember will I only paid for a backup software for Windows XP, which I used 2007 to 2008, then I switched to Ubuntu (Debian now.) I can remember if it was subscription based but probably not. On the other side I paid for a dozen games for PS2. So yes, I'm about ten times more likely to buy games than other kind of software. But all the other kind of software I need is available for free, so I'm not sure that we can compare the two things.