I don't understand the difference between "Commercial" and "Shareware" software. Is the difference who makes it, the feature set, the pricing level, or some other criteria?
Price alone cannot be the differentiating factor. Otherwise, perhaps "Shareware" should be called "Cheapware" and Commercial "ExpensiveWare" - seems more accurate.
If it means being able to try it before you buy it, then there is little difference between the two. Maybe feature set? I don't think there is any real distinguishing difference between the two there.
So, in my opinion, a rose by any other name is still a rose. And software that you pay for by any name is software that you pay for. The question is whether or not the value proposition justifies the expense.
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I don't understand the difference between "Commercial" and "Shareware" software. Is the difference who makes it, the feature set, the pricing level, or some other criteria?Price alone cannot be the differentiating factor. Otherwise, perhaps "Shareware" should be called "Cheapware" and Commercial "ExpensiveWare" - seems more accurate.
If it means being able to try it before you buy it, then there is little difference between the two. Maybe feature set? I don't think there is any real distinguishing difference between the two there.
So, in my opinion, a rose by any other name is still a rose. And software that you pay for by any name is software that you pay for. The question is whether or not the value proposition justifies the expense.
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Monday, September 25 2006 @ 10:34 AM PDT