What is Shareware?
- Shareware, like Freeware, Software. You don't know what Software you should read first the relevant practical tip on the subject.
- Shareware is a user-friendly way, a program offer is. You can try the Software free of charge before you purchase them.
- As a Shareware, every program can be offered. This ranges from the small, practical Tool to the more extensive and powerful Software.
- Shareware is a marketing concept for Software. This is offered as a Shareware Version. This means that you can install as a user, download the Software for free, and use. However, these test are cropped versions on one or the other kind - what distinctions there are, read in the second paragraph.
- The concept of Shareware is not a new type of software marketing: Invented this form of distribution Bob Wallace. He was one of the first employees of Microsoft.
WinRar: example of Shareware
Various forms of Shareware
The term Shareware is a trial version. These trial versions of Software, however, can be offered.
- A paid Software is often offered with limitations in usability as Shareware. The "stripped down" Version you can use for an unlimited time. You want to use all features of the program, you have to pay for the full version.
- In other cases, you can use Shareware all the features of the program, but only for a limited period of time, often 30 days. After that, you can no longer use the program in the rule at all. In part, this Software is referred to as the "Demo".
- Another type of Shareware is a free version of the software that annoys the user with frequent reminders of the lack of registration. The aim of these Reminders is simple, to bring the user to let the program register.
- They still exist, albeit increasingly rare: the "real" Shareware. This is Software that you can use for free, in full and on time in full. The principle is built on trust. The provider hopes on the Fairness of the user that this is paid after the expiry of a trial period for the Software, if he wants to continue to use them.
Less enjoyable for the user as opposed to Shareware the so-called Spyware. What is hidden behind this term, read in the next tip.
