Shareware is a marketing method for computer software in which the software can be obtained by a user, often by downloading from the Internet or on magazine cover-disks free of charge to try out a program before buying the full version of that program. If the "tryout" program is already the full version, it is available for a short amount of time, or it does not have updates, help, and other extras that buying the added programs has. Shareware has also been known as "try before you buy". A shareware program is accompanied by a request for payment, and the software's distribution license often requires such a payment.
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The term shareware refers to commercial software that is copyrighted, but which may be copied for others for the purpose of their trying it out with the understanding that they will pay for it if they continue to use it. In contrast, retail software is a term used for commercial software which may not be copied for others, and public domain software refers to software which is not protected by copyright and may be copied and used without payment. Freeware generally refers to software that is copyrighted, but for which the author solicits no payment, even if the user continues to use it.
What percentage of people who download a trial of a shareware application end up paying for it?
Q. What percentage of people who download a trial of a shareware application end up paying for it?
Asked by cmsb705 - Mon May 8 12:17:51 2006 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Like, zero. My nephew wrote two very clever and useful programs that he offered as shareware. One program had more than 1,000 downloads, the other, nearly 7,000. No one paid a cent. A few emails of thanks, and gee, I wish I could afford to send you something, but that's it. However, he was able to show a major software distributor that his programs had garnered interest, and sold one of his applications for a fair piece of change. If you are thinking about offering some shareware, think of it in terms of beta-test marketing your product to see its relevance and popularity in the consumer marketplace (a helluva lot cheaper than hiring a marketing consulting team to do it for you!) with an eye toward selling your application to a major… [cont.]Answered by phluphy - Mon May 8 12:27:35 2006
What is the best shareware photo editing program for a PC?
Q. I am looking to try some shareware programs for photo editing/manipulation. Something that can layer and has plenty of room for creativity. Any help is greatly appreciated as I'm kinda a dunce when it comes to these things...Thanks!
Asked by James G - Sat Jan 5 21:17:27 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Gimp is a good image editing program (That's free of course) it's close to the abilities of Photoshop, and works great.Here's the link to it Answered by Razer Effekt - Sat Jan 5 21:23:40 2008
How does shareware work?
Q. I want to download Symantec Antivirus and it is free as shareware but costs x amount if you buy it.
Asked by Steph007ess - Fri Dec 29 05:43:39 2006 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Simple.shareware = a free trial then you must buyfreeware = free forever Answered by jibbarjabar - Fri Dec 29 05:55:05 2006
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