Article 6NNMV When none linux users say "linux is free so there must be something wrong with it" how do you reply?

When none linux users say "linux is free so there must be something wrong with it" how do you reply?

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I was told this by a more elderly person recently. It wasn't said as a troll but as genuine cynicism. I know how great linux is and the quality of the operating system compared to windows but in all the years I have used it, when I thought about it, I didn't have a good answer for that.

How does one respond to the old "free = junk" maxim?

She followed with "how does the company exists if it is free?" I did have some kind of response to that having read a little about it in the past. I said that it is made in a voluntary manner and then money comes from support offered at a price. Not sure how complete that answer is but that is what I remember from reading about it some years ago.
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