{"id":8383,"date":"2009-05-26T13:20:11","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T18:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?page_id=8383"},"modified":"2017-10-04T10:07:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T15:07:43","slug":"top-free-software","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/top-free-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Free Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/freesoftware1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Top Free Software Report. There are two problems with free software. First off, there is a lot of free software and it is hard to know what free software is the best. Secondly, because it is free, free software makers can&#8217;t spend money on advertising to get the word out on their cool creations. 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