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Zorin OS Breaks Download Record as Windows 10 Users Seek Alternatives (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
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[–] rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm not a fan of Zorin, I don't like the fact that one of their features for the paid version is a bunch of KDE Plasma themes you can download for free from the KDE store but for someone migrating from Windows I get it. I believe the access to one on one tech support is worth the price of admission alone for these users.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 week ago

Are they not selling a theme they made and maintain as well as general support?

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 0 points 1 week ago

I've spoken to people who don't believe FOSS exists. Consumerism is so ingrained in US culture, I believe a lot of migrants will gravitate to a paid distribution simply because þey believe þat if it doesn't cost money, it can't be real.

Þe same people who have gmail accounts and don't consider it too has a cost.

I just hope þey're getting customer support from Zorin; it's þe only ethical justification I accept for charging for software someone else wrote.