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		vetinari on Aug 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of A... Replace free with proprietary, commercial with free, bad with dark patterns and that will be just as true as your version.

cglace on Aug 31, 2021 [–]

“Replace free with proprietary, commercial with free, bad with dark patterns and that will be just as true as your version.”

So more people use free desktop software? Hmmm

Also, that is the most confusing statement I have ever read.

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