Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 months ago

Why 'free' proprietary software will always end in tears

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Why 'free' proprietary software will always end in tears

Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 months ago

Nearly every day, my kids come home from school and go on about some new app or game they and their mates are excited about.

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foobar2000 is a counter example, but yeah the mobile space has none of those

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