Welcome to Micropistoff
This is a site for Windows users who are looking for free alternatives to big company products.
Whether you are looking to replace software that came with Windows, such as Windows Media Player, Internet Explorer, or Windows/MSN Messenger.
Or you are looking for free alternatives to products like Microsoft Office.
Or you just want some new software for nothing. This is a good place to start.
If you are asking yourself "Why would I want to give up my Microsoft stuff?" then you are probably in the wrong place. Chances are though, Microsoft have annoyed you at some point. I’m not going to reel off loads of reasons why the big M is evil, if you are still reading this then you probably already have your own reasons.
For me, the final straw came when I had a problem with Internet Explorer and went to Microsoft.com looking for support. Turns out I would have had to pay £35.00 + VAT just for the privilege of emailing them. That’s when I decided to change my web browser from IE to FireFox. I find FireFox a much better product than IE, and there are lots of great products out there, its just a matter of finding them.
That’s where I hope this site will come in, as at least a starting point to a world of alternatives, not just alternatives for the sake of avoiding Microsoft, but alternatives so you have a choice in what software you use. Making the most of this choice is what pushes software forward.
In each section of the site there are various products, along with a little info based on the official site, a link to that site, and a user rating (which you can contribute to).
A guide to the ratings can be found bellow
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Poor |
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Ok |
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Fair |
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Very Good |
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Excelent |
