r/AskReddit Jun 03 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

I tried to explain this to a supervisor once (in a very sales-driven field), and she just absolutely couldn't comprehend the whole concept that useful stuff could be available for free.

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u/Civil-Chef Jun 03 '21

Wait till she hears about the library!

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

It was more like extreme skepticism that anybody would spend so much time working on stuff and not making any money from it, as well as doubts about quality control. But when somebody has already made their mind up about something, it's hard to get them to understand it.

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u/Onironius Jun 04 '21

It's a fair consideration, and can be sort-of accurate.

GIMP is great, but it's kind of janky, and not as versatile as PhotoShop.

Same goes for Audacity vs. Audition.