Running a PC shouldn't require maintaining an active balance on one's credit card.
So perhaps he is limiting his comparison to the lower end of what everyone can afford, rather than spending $600 on a piece of software.
For what he wants the FREE windows live movie maker is better than virtual dub.
So if that’s the case, he missed that obvious choice. But even his link to the linux competitor says the guy that wrote it made next to nothing and it was a lot of work—more people should be like that (not what I’m saying what the video said). Yes more people should work for free. It’s not exactly a model that links up with capitalism really well. That’s why Linux went so long without a decent video editing program.
It also sounds like someone who has never owned a motor vehicle, home or GIRLFRIEND! All require a healthy amount of moolah to keep in top performance (especially the girlfriend!)