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To: sopwith

freeware is for socialists.


15 posted on 05/27/2015 5:51:51 PM PDT by 9thLife (The dream is free. The hustle is sold separately.)
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To: 9thLife

Curious as to how much you paid for your internet browser.


16 posted on 05/27/2015 5:53:50 PM PDT by arbitrary.squid
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To: 9thLife
freeware is for socialists.

Freeware is for entrepreneurs. Many software developers start by writing free applications, develop a following, then make money by offering an enhanced-feature paid version, or integrating paid advertising.

Capitalist free market at its best.


36 posted on 05/27/2015 7:50:30 PM PDT by 867V309 (Boehner is the new Pelosi)
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To: 9thLife
"freeware is for socialists."

Nearly all of these people use Microsoft or Apple systems.

Leviathan (Uncle Sam employs more people than you think)
National Review ^ | 02/03/2011 | Iain Murray
"...nearly 40 million Americans employed in some way by government."

And among them,...

Heavy Hitters: Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php
American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $60,949,129 [Democrat] 81% [Republican] 1%”



America’s Ruling Class — And the Perils of Revolution
http://spectator.org/articles/39326/americas-ruling-class-and-perils-revolution

The Fragmenting of the New Class Elites, or, Downward Mobility
http://volokh.com/2011/10/31/the-fragmenting-of-the-new-class-elites-or-downward-mobility/

Environmentalism and the Leisure Class
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2835601/posts

The New Upper Class and the Real Reason We Dislike Them
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2843575/posts

Are you a member of the political class?
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/08/are_you_a_member_of_the_politi.html


40 posted on 05/27/2015 8:21:22 PM PDT by familyop
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