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| Thread ID: 53306 | 2005-01-13 21:56:00 | Do you pay for freeware/shareware? | Rob99 (151) | PC World Chat |
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| 313739 | 2007-08-28 00:58:00 | pctek, how did you make your donation to Spybot? I'm not that keen on opening an account with Moneybookers for a one-off payment. | Grimy (3041) | ||
| 313740 | 2007-08-28 01:38:00 | I still have not donated to anyone :( | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 313741 | 2007-08-28 02:08:00 | The poll questions are quite right Rob, in lumping Freeware and Shareware together, so I find myself unable to vote :confused: Freeware is freeware, so you don't have to pay . Some like Spy Bot ask for voluntary donations, others ask for postcards etc . Shareware you have to pay for if you want to keep it ( unless one resorts to underhand practise's) . Good shareware is worth paying for, and I have quite a bit of paid for shareware . I'm not too keen on crummy shareware, sometimes they are being cheeky asking for payment when the software is full of bugs . As far as Spybot goes, it seems to work well, and if people expect to get continual updates, then a moderate donation seems a small one off price to pay . I have seen good shareware fall over and be discontinued because of dodges to get around paying . Then there is the self-congratulatory, feel-good, warm-feeling aspect of paying for shareware . :D . The try before buy concept is excellent . What I don't like is when you buy shareware at the tail end of a version, and within weeks a major new upgrade appears that you are not entitled to free :angry But it's up to individuals to decide what they want to do . Could that be described as long winded and self evident? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 313742 | 2007-08-28 04:02:00 | Could that be described as long winded and self evident? Yes, of course. Often the self evident has to be pointed out, especially to many PF1ers :) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 313743 | 2007-08-28 04:14:00 | I'd like to donate to some freeware, and buy some shareware, but like many of you I do not have a credit card so cannot get paypal. Perhaps paypal should look at accepting payments from savings accounts, then I could do an internet transfer. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 313744 | 2007-08-28 04:21:00 | Yes, of course. Often the self evident has to be pointed out, especially to many PF1ers :) Probably jealousy on my part for not being able to put the point so well. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 313745 | 2007-08-28 05:12:00 | pctek, how did you make your donation to Spybot? I'm not that keen on opening an account with Moneybookers for a one-off payment. With credit card. Which I see isn't there now. You could always send a bank transfer or money order: Donate by mail [link] You can also send me a letter to my P.O. Box address: Patrick Kolla Safer-Networking Ltd. POBox 16 Greystones Co. Wicklow Ireland Please keep in mind that banks in Ireland charge up to 8€ and more to cash in a foreign check, so send cash (best wrapped into a sheet of paper or aluminum foil) for small amounts. And please try to write your email address legibly so I can mail you back a Thank you ;) |
pctek (84) | ||
| 313746 | 2007-08-28 06:53:00 | Freeware and shareware are different things. Generally you don't have to pay for Freeware. | rogerp (6864) | ||
| 313747 | 2007-08-28 08:57:00 | Freeware and shareware are different things. Generally you don't have to pay for Freeware.You don't _have_ to pay for it, but if you do it helps the project stay alive. It's not so much about needing to pay for the software as showing the developer(s) that you value their time and effort, and giving them the resources to develop further. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 313748 | 2007-08-28 10:50:00 | My thoughts exactly Bletch. | Grimy (3041) | ||
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