subject: Why Will I Download Shareware Software? [print this page] Shareware software is the trial version of the licensed software. There are different software's released by recognized companies who sell their products for dollars. So, if you would like to use a company's product, then you need to pay for the software and get the license from the company's owner.
Once you have made the payment you will be given an activation key or a license key that is for your own use. It is like; you have the full rights to use every feature of the software. When you buy the software for dollars you will have more added features.
For example consider a customer who would like to buy new software. But since he is unaware of the performance of new software he would not come forward to buy the full version software. So in that case the customer can go for trying a shareware version of the original version.
This shareware version of the original software is available in websites with limited features. So users can download this shareware version to their system and use the software with limited features. This shareware version is free of cost and can only be used for a limited time period, starting from 7 days to 30 days, based on the company's option.
Wherever you find the original software, there will be a shareware version for those users who are new to this software. It was decades before where people would drop-in at different software complex in search of new software. But due to the presence of the World Wide Web service, every company markets their software through different online software centers.
They provide their software with an easy download option, so that you just need to download the software to use it. Once you download and use the shareware software, you will come to know whether the software is worth buying or not.
If you feel like the software is worth buying, then you can register and make the payment to use the full version of the software. Once you register and make the payment, you will receive the license key of the software in your mail.
So when you update your downloaded software with the original license key, your trial version will be removed and you will be given the right to use the entire features added to the software.
A worldwide known software center is Hotlib and people can download any software they require. This online website is updated with all the latest freeware and shareware software that is of the downloadable form. When you click on the software you need, you will be taken to a page that includes software details, download details, screenshots, author and reviews.
So based on these information and reviews you can download the software. The software's listed at Hotlib are branded company products that are compatible on any system that runs the commonly used operating system like Windows 9X/Me, Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows Xp and Windows Vista.
