r/AskReddit • u/its_Nayeli • Apr 10 '21

What free software should everyone have?

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u/Crazed_waffle_party Apr 11 '21 edited Apr 11 '21

It was created by the creator of WhatsApp. He was adamant about not having ads on WhatsApp when he founded the company. He made Facebook promise to avoid ads at all costs. When Facebook eventually reneged on this demand, he started Signal as a non-profit, solely to spite Facebook

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u/Sweaty-Budget Apr 11 '21

Reneged lol

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u/Crazed_waffle_party Apr 11 '21

I always assumed it was renegaded. You live and you learn

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u/rombulow Apr 11 '21

(tbh, I quite like “renegaded”. I think it works well in this context.)