What ever happened to shareware?

[sjthespian]

I keep running across software that claims to be "shareware", yet stops working after a few days/hours/weeks unless you pay for it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that what is called a "demo

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[asp55]

My understanding of the shareware licensing model is that once you've got a license, there are no limitations to how many systems you may use it on, (Unlike regular software which may prevent you from running two instances of the same license simultaneously.) permitting you to "share" it with your friends/family etc.

Software where there is no payment required ever is more accurately classified as freeware. (At least, that's been my experience.)