Why do requests for FREE software always result in links to crippled demos (watermarks, time limits...) of commercial software instead of actual Freeware?
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8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009
ANSWERS: 7
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Well, they don't "always" result in those things. I would think that the main reason why there are so many false links, is because people know that you are going to click through them to find the ones that actually work, which is the perfect place to advertise.
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Because people don't do there homework or they click on the first thing they see and assume that it will fit the request without checking out if it actually works or not, is free or not etc.
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beacuse they riddle there names with FREE to get search engine space when its really not
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If you're not sure, just Google it and find out if said software is freeware or not.
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Because you are asking a bunch of strangers on the internet instead of asking, say, ME. Seriously, you know my computing habits. How much of the software I use is non-free? Or even non-Free?
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Because they are often advertised as free to TRY. Search for "freeware", that means 100% free, no strings attached. Sometimes "free" is free, but a large chunk of what I have found simply means it is free to download and try. It is very misleading, and in my mind, false advertising.
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I know jerv is aware of the following, but here are some places to try: www.gnu.org www.fsf.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software www.theopencd.org http://www.portablefreeware.com/
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