shareware
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The company was built on a shareware model, encouraging users to download antiviral software for free and pay later.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2021
But the shareware and modding scene I remember has nothing on the cornucopia bestowed on gamers today.
From The Verge • Oct. 29, 2020
This strategy of giving the software away for free, like with shareware back in the day, let the Unreal Engine spread far and fast.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2020
Mr. Rampell, 34, has founded or co-founded seven start-ups, by Mr. Andreesen’s count, including the shareware software Mr. Rampell wrote in 1996 as a high-school student, AlwaysOnline.
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2015
In addition to collaborating on the company’s games, he masterminded all of their early marketing campaigns and shareware distribution schemes, with astounding results.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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