It is not necessarily a bad thing, but computer companies can make a fortune by selling you on the essential computer programs that are not standard features of computers. The fact of the matter is you do not have buy these programs if you do not want to. There are other options.

You may not be aware of this, but there are a lot of smart computer geniuses out there who feel that everything on the internet should be free. These are the kinds of nerds who design open source files that can be downloaded online. (Open Source is just another way of saying FREE).

There are thousands of free computer programs scattered throughout the web that can be found on hundreds of different sites. It is important to remember that when downloading anything for free you need to make sure that it does not contain any viruses and that the website you are downloading from is a creditable source. If something feels sketchy or too good to be true, it probably is, so proceed with a lot of caution! It may be worth a little bit of time and research to save hundreds of dollars and not end up with something that eats your computer.

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