Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Gabriel Duarte, in Jul. 2015
By shareware it should be understood a type of software that is distributed free of charge and that has limitations of use with respect to a full version. In this way, the shareware serves as a proof of what a Username may have; its distribution It is nothing more than a mode of promotion that seeks the acquisition of a product with more features. Due to the above, shareware can be distinguished from the so-called freeware: in the first case, free is a product with limitations, while in the second case the free is a complete product in itself, with full functionality.
A little history
In the early days of the computing, when the general public still did not have access to the network of networks, Internet, shareware served as a way to bring the user closer to different computer products that could satisfy some of their needs. In this way, there was a physical circulation channel for the software, it was delivered in content a means of storage determined, such as a floppy disk. The user used to make a test of said software and in the case of being interested in it, he used to proceed to purchase it.
Today, with the presence of the Internet, the practice of circulating limited software is still valid, but there are certainly other forms of promotion that may work better.; Let us think in this sense in the innumerable amount of videos and tutorials that can be found on the net in this regard.
An aspect to consider in the first experiences of shareware is the cost that it implied. Indeed, the fact of requiring a Format physical distribution required a evaluation precise of who could be the potential interested parties.
In this way, for example, when the software was oriented to the average user, the distribution could be carried forward by specialized publications on the subject, publications that were bought by an audience with potential interest; the software was shown as a version cut down on functionalities and the way to acquire it was shown if desired.
Currently
Finally, it should be noted that currently the costs of trial software are very limiteds. Indeed, just by offering it in a Web page it is enough for the user to download them; the promotion would be carried out on pages related to the subject, in a modern simile of what happened in the past.
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