Posts Tagged ‘discounted software’

I make software for a living so I’m the last person to tell you not to pay for software but don’t buy until you’re sure and even then only if it’s not available legally for free.

For example, Open Office is a nice suite that very easily competes against Microsoft Office and it is free. Find it at www.openoffice.org.

Also, most software is available for a trial period. For some, it is as long as a six-month trial. You can, of course find the trial versions at the maker’s website but one great source is downloads.com.

Beyond this there are two great sites. The first is bitsdujour.com where you will find software discounted daily. If you sign-up for their newsletter you know each day what is available. The second is giveawayoftheday.com where manufacturers offer their software (their commercial software) for free if you get it that day.

So, until you actually need to, stop buying software.