What is Freeware and Shareware?
Generally, the application software can be divide in 2 major type:
1. Freeware, is fully functional application for an unlimited time with no cost, monetary or otherwise. The software license may impose restrictions on the type of use including personal use, individual use, non-profit use, non-commercial use, academic use, commercial use or any combination of these. For instance, the license may be “free for personal, non-commercial use. For example, AVG Free Edition, Avast Home Edition, Mozilla Firefox,
2. Shareware is usually offered as a trial version with certain features only available after the license is purchased, or as a full version, but for a trial period. Once the trial period has passed the program may stop running until a license is purchased. Shareware is often offered without support, updates, or help menus, which only become available with the purchase of a license. The words “free trial” or “trial version” are indicative of shareware. For example: Winzip, Trojan Remover, AVG Antivirus Profesional Edition.
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