The solution is Open Source Software, and it’s free. “In particular, software giants are paying millions to create and develop software, which while being high quality, is expensive for the average user.” In the end, software has hit a dilemma: either have expensive, professional software, or don’t have any at all. Do you want to pay for high end software or eat? For software that your job depends on it, maybe, but not for the average user. Even though the latest Adobe Software Creative Suite might be some of the best editing software out there, it’s priced at $2,600, or about the cost of a Umass Unlimited Meal Plan.
Unfortunately, buying that software is the only option when you want a high quality product. In the last decade and a half, an unknown number of tech companies have sprung up and established themselves as booming enterprises overnight. Its pretty safe to say that there has never been growth like that in such little time, ever.
