Software: O top 25 da Amazon e as alternativas gratuitas

Este é o top 25 de aplicações vendidas na Amazon:

1. Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (Windows)
2. QuickBooks Pro 2009 (Windows)
3. Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition (Mac)
4. Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 (Windows)
5. Norton 360 (Windows)
6. Norton Internet Security 2009 (Windows)
7. Norton Antivirus 2009 (Windows)
8. Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
9. iLife ‘09 (Mac)
10. Adobe Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements 7 (Windows)
11. iWork ‘09 (Mac)
12. Microsoft Streets and Trips 2009 (Windows)
13. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 (Windows)
14. QuickBooks Basic Payroll 2009 (Windows)
15. VMware Fusion 2 (Mac)
16. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard (Windows)
17. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 (Mac)
18. Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 (Windows)
19. Corel VideoStudio Pro X2 (Windows)
20. Microsoft Office Professional 2007 (Windows)
21. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred (Windows)
22. TurboTax Deluxe Federal + State + eFile 2008 (Windows)
23. Rosetta Stone Version 3 Spanish (Windows/Mac)
24. Acronis True Image Home 2009 PC Backup & Recovery (Windows)
25. Mac OS X Version 10.5.6 Leopard (Mac)

Aqui fica um excelente artigo no blog The simple dollar que mostra as alternativas gratuitas para cada umdes items.

Free Software for Busy People

"Free Software for Busy People" é um livro escrito por Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, há já algum tempo (publicado em 2005) em que tenta explicar porque devemos usar software livre. O livro em papel está à venda, mas pode ser lido gratuitamente em PDF. Embora nestas coisas 4 seja muito tempo vale a pena ler este livro.

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