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Re: Do you still pay for software?
de Toke Eskildsen 04/14/2006 09:09
Susan Bugher wrote:
> The goal for a Freeware author is to create a program that
> performs the desired functions.
>
> Commercial software may be designed to meet a different goal - to
> create a product that produces the highest possible profit for the
> creator - functionality may be sacrificed; programs may be bloated
> to make them more saleable . . .
That's a bit too black & white for my taste. One could argue that the
goal for a freeware author is to create a program that performs
whatever functions _he_ desires, while the goal for the shareware
author is to create a program with whatever functions his _users_
desire.
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Toke Eskildsen - freware author