Shareware
Shareware is a marketing method for software, whereby a trial version is distributed without payment ahead of time as is common for proprietary software. Typically shareware software is obtained free of charge by downloading, thus allowing one to try out the program ahead of time. Shareware is also known as try before you buy, demoware, trialware and many other names. A shareware program is accompanied by a request for payment, and often payment is required per the terms of the license past a set period of time. The term shareware was coined by Bob Wallace to describe his word processor PC-Write in the mid-1980s.
External links
- Shareware Industry Conference
- Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP)
- The History of Shareware by Michael E. Callahan
- Bob Wallace biography
- Interview with Jim Button
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Implementations |
| ► | Logistics |
| ► | Criticism of shareware concept |
| ► | Examples |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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