And that has not been helped by freemium and ads supported platforms. When I first got into computing (around windows XP SP2) if something was free and not open

And that has not been helped by freemium and ads supported platforms. When I first got into computing (around windows XP SP2) if something was free and not open source, it was viewed with suspicions. Piracy was rampant, but they’re already not your market. It’s easy to buy software when it’s fulfilling a real need.