"This view is based on a misunderstanding of why people pay for software." Do many people pay for software. Other than some small, one-time donations to share

"This view is based on a misunderstanding of why people pay for software." Do many people pay for software. Other than some small, one-time donations to shareware back in the day and to more recent project that operates outside of "app stores" I pay zero dollars for software. It is a negligible expense. No doubt businesses still pay for software. Having friends in software sales, I know it does not necessarily sell itself. It takes (non-developer) work. Whether businesses truly need to purchase these licenses is an open question. Most companies I know want to reducedd their software bill, some believe they are being overcharged.