[Dalewyn]

I mean, I would first point out Linux and FOSS aren't a "friendlier" solution.

Daring to ask about a problem will inevitably devolve into "You're committing heresy." and getting taken for a ride about changing my entire process and environment when that was never my inquiry nor even desirable.

As for socially conscious: Paying for good, practical software that serves my needs is a good thing. Both for myself and the developers, a win-win.

FOSS has a social contract problem. There are many open source developers who need/want money for their labor who get shut down and even coerced into free-as-in-beer for daring to ask for compensation, and many more project derelicts strewing the land abandoned due to lack of resources.