The title is really convoluted. Generally speaking, it means that many comrades in their daily work use a lot of cracked software or pirated software. In fact, these things are not indispensable; there are many excellent free software alternatives available. It's not an exaggeration to say that the quality of some of these free software options can surpass that of paid commercial software. Therefore, using cracked software isn't an economic issue. As the saying goes, "a step back opens up the horizon," meaning there are indeed many other choices available.
This list will not attempt to cover all free software. Free software that has already been widely accepted by the Chinese public and is frequently recommended by so-called experts will not appear on this list — for example, software like Storm Media Player (BaoFeng YING).