>proprietary software: >it has to work because it won't

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>proprietary software:
>it has to work because it won't sell if it doesn't
>no good program goes without good help and support
>you know what to expect and how reliable it is
>uses standards or it sets the standard
>users happily pay to get or do what they want without wasting their time

>free software:
>it doesn't have to work for everyone, the developer says it works on their machine
>nothing gained from using it because no one else in the world uses it
>short term goals for every free software project: focus on code and nothing else
>no standard so you don't know what to expect with or from it
>made by an unknown person so you don't know what to expect with or from it
>takes more time to use because few people use it, no help, it probably breaks too
>usually comes with a software license that is incompatible with the real world