Re: Thanks.
From: Jan Ferguson (janfergusonATdatasoftwareDOTnet)
Date: 08/06/04
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Date: 6 Aug 2004 02:55:16 -0700
Matthew Jones wrote:
> Does that mean virtually all software is shareware then?
No...
> There are only a few products I'm aware of where you can't try before
you buy.
> Microsoft can give you a 30-day trial of Office, so I presume that is
> marketed as " shareware" too? And Borland Delphi, which has a trial
> version too?
The difference is..,Microsoft will give you your MONEY back after
30-days, whereas software being marketed as shareware will initially
cost you nothing while you evaluate it. You must purchase Office first
before the 30-day "trial" begins.
> ... but shareware used to mean (to
> me, broadly speaking) software that continued working but which you
> should pay for. I just can't see a difference any more.
Here are a few definitions of "Shareware" from the internet. The link
for the definitions is:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oi=defmore&q=define:shar
eware
Copyrighted software available for downloading on a free, limited trial
basis; if you decide to use the software, you're expected to register
and pay a small fee. By doing this, you become eligible for assistance
and updates from the author. Contrast to public domain software which
is not copyrighted or to freeware which is copyrighted but requires no
usage fee.
www.oit.ohio-state.edu/glossary/gloss4.html
<http://www.oit.ohio-state.edu/glossary/gloss4.html>
Software that you can try before you buy. It's distributed through
on-line services, BBSs, and user groups. You're allowed to try it out
and give copies to others, but if you want to keep using it, you must
pay the registration fee. [San Diego State University]
www.ichnet.org/glossary.htm <http://www.ichnet.org/glossary.htm>
Shareware is software you can download, to try before buying. If you do
decide to buy it, you're expected to pay a registration fee. This
entitles you to tech support, updates, etc. Back to Top
support.sbcglobal.net/general/662.shtml
<http://support.sbcglobal.net/general/662.shtml>
Shareware (Try before you buy) is a marketing method, not a type of
software. Unlike software marketed through normal retail channels,
where you are forced to pay for the product before you've even seen it,
the shareware marketing method lets you try program for a period of
time before you buy it. Since you've tried a shareware program, you
know whether it will meet your needs before you pay for it. Shareware
programs are just like programs you find in major stores, catalogs, and
other places where people purchase software, except you get to use
them, on your own computer, before paying for them. What if I like a
shareware program?You pay for it at the end of a trial period
(typically 30 days) by sending the author a fee he or she has
established for the program.
www.intermark.org/im-glossary.html
<http://www.intermark.org/im-glossary.html>
Copyright-protected software that is distributed on the condition that
if a user wishes to keep the program beyond the trial period, they will
send payment to the author.
www.tki.org.nz/e/tki/help/glossary.php
<http://www.tki.org.nz/e/tki/help/glossary.php>
-- Regards, Jan Ferguson
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