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
Ultra Business Tycoon III, another game by Porpentine, begins as a parody of an “edutainment” game from the 1990s — complete with its own antiquated shareware code.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2014
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
