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Ask HN: What software is so good you are surprised it is free?

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Re: Ask HN: What software is so good you are surprised it is free?

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Post by nixpulvis »

bonzini wrote: post #39
amriksohata wrote: post #34

Kazaa lite codecs, classic media player, Vs code, Google docs and most Google products, freely, android

> Google It's paid by advertisers. Docs and mail are just the Trojan horse to get you to use Google for searching.

I'm not a huge fan of google practices, but I'm pretty sure I'd use search regardless of where my email is hosted.

Re: Ask HN: What software is so good you are surprised it is free?

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Post by nixpulvis »

tmnvix wrote: post #18

VLC. Pretty much my entire development stack. The programming community in general is bloody amazing. I feel very grateful to be a part of it.

I remember downloading VLC for the first time and being overjoyed with the ease, reliability and compatibility. Nothing has changed in the years since then, something most software can't say.

Re: Ask HN: What software is so good you are surprised it is free?

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Post by sametmax »

lessclue wrote: post #49
sametmax wrote: post #45

Postgres and redis.

No piece of software has surprised me like Redis has. The sheer elegance, performance, and reliability is mind boggling. Long live antirez!

Have you tried to compile it ? This is the easiest compilation experience I had in my life. Hell, sometime I just compile it for sheer pleasure.
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