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Yeah all 10 of those Linux users that are used to paying for proprietary Linux software will be stumbling over each other to buy it.
by cageface 14y ago
Yeah all 10 of those Linux users that are used to paying for proprietary Linux software will be stumbling over each other to buy it.
- jiggy2011 14y agoI don't know, look at (for example) the excitement around the news of Steam for Linux as well as stuff like Linux Humble bundle purchases. I think most Linux users would welcome having polished commercial software available in addition to open source software. Ubuntu seems to be betting on this for one. The "Free as in Richard Stallman" crowd seem to be a minority of Linux users. Assuming these people are paying for Photoshop on Windows , would they not consider buying equivalent Linux software? Not to mention that extra software in these areas can bring in a very different category of users.
- fractallyte 14y agoWell, there's Pixel32, which has been in development for... years! (http://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/ http://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/) As for proprietary Linux software, I'm a delighted user of SoftMaker Office, Corel WordPerfect, NoteCase Pro, Realsoft 3D... All superb software; and why shouldn't the authors be recompensed for their efforts? (OK, excluding WordPerfect ;-) Proprietary doesn't necessarily mean unfriendly...