{"id":4859,"date":"2019-06-03T19:52:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T17:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolf-of-seo.de\/?post_type=glossary&p=4859"},"modified":"2022-12-27T10:40:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T09:40:32","slug":"shareware","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/wolf-of-seo.de\/en\/what-is\/shareware","title":{"rendered":"Shareware"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"What<\/p>\n

What is shareware?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Shareware<\/span> is software that is distributed by companies to users free of charge. Thereby it is at least partially free of charge, because this software is usually only available for a limited time. Here, the potential customers are supposed to get interested in the trial version of the product in order to buy the full version later.<\/p>\n

Maybe you remember the time when you received CDs in the mail with an offer of free software. Some of these software developers even had the intention that you share them with your friends. This principle is called Shareware<\/span>. Nowadays, most laptops are not even equipped with a CD-ROM drive.<\/p>\n

This makes it more difficult in today's world to use this method of free CD's profitably for a business. However Shareware<\/span> in the form of software downloads at the present time is still very lucrative and efficient for companies.<\/p>\n

Therefore, there are many websites that offer you a free trial of the software for a limited time. This has the advantage that after the trial period is over, the users do not want to miss out on the benefits of the program. This often makes them interested in buying the full version.<\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n

What types of shareware are there?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Shareware<\/span> can be divided into numerous subcategories. So can Shareware<\/span> For example, this could be advertising-supported software or \"adware\", which is intended to display advertising to the user. The purpose of this is to generate revenue for the owner. Another type is called demoware, which is only a demo version of the software.<\/p>\n

This is often a trial version with a fixed period of time (\"trialware\"). In other cases, the entire functionality of the application may be deactivated so that you can see all the functions but have to pay for them (\"crippleware\").<\/p>\n

Furthermore, there are also \"freemium\"Shareware<\/span>where some features are available in the free version, but you have to pay to unlock the full functionality.<\/p>\n

Our conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Although Shareware<\/span> is a good option for anyone who wants to test software before committing to a purchase, you should still be careful. This is because cyber criminals are all too willing to take advantage of people's eagerness to get something for free.<\/p>\n

This promise of free software is a common social engineering tactic they use to trick Internet users into downloading malicious software.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is Shareware<\/span><\/span>? Shareware<\/span><\/span> is software that is distributed by companies to users free of charge. Thereby it is at least partially free of charge, because this software is usually only available for a limited time. Here, the potential customers should get interested in the trial version of the product in order to buy the full version later. Perhaps you remember [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4859","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"show_faq":true,"faq_q_1":"Was ist Shareware?","faq_antwort_1":"Shareware ist ein Modell des Softwarevertriebs, bei dem Benutzer Software kostenlos ausprobieren und sie dann f\u00fcr eine Lizenzgeb\u00fchr erwerben k\u00f6nnen. 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Allerdings, wenn der Benutzer die Software l\u00e4nger als einen bestimmten Zeitraum verwenden m\u00f6chte, muss er die Lizenzgeb\u00fchr bezahlen, um weiterhin die Vorteile der Software zu nutzen.","faq_q_6":"Warum sollte man Shareware kaufen?","faq_antwort_6":"Es gibt viele Gr\u00fcnde, warum man Shareware kaufen sollte. Zum einen bekommt man Zugang zu einem umfangreichen Funktionsumfang, den man mit der kostenlosen Version nicht haben kann. Au\u00dferdem kann man den Entwickler unterst\u00fctzen, so dass er weiterhin Programme f\u00fcr andere ver\u00f6ffentlichen kann.","faq_q_7":"Wer kann Shareware herunterladen?","faq_antwort_7":"Prinzipiell kann jeder Shareware herunterladen, solange er einen Computer hat, der die Systemanforderungen des Programms erf\u00fcllt. Es gibt jedoch einige Seiten, die nur Benutzern in bestimmten L\u00e4ndern das Herunterladen von Shareware erlauben.","faq_q_8":"Gibt es eine M\u00f6glichkeit, Shareware kostenlos zu bekommen?","faq_antwort_8":"Ja, es gibt einige Entwickler, die Shareware kostenlos anbieten. Zum Beispiel k\u00f6nnen einige Entwickler kostenlose Testversionen oder kostenlose Versionen mit eingeschr\u00e4nkten Funktionen anbieten. Es lohnt sich immer, im Internet nach kostenlosen Versionen von Shareware zu suchen.","faq_q_9":"Kann man Shareware \u00fcberall kaufen?","faq_antwort_9":"Nein, nicht alle Shareware-Programme werden \u00fcberall zum Kauf angeboten. Der beste Weg, um zu sehen, wo man ein bestimmtes Programm kaufen kann, ist, die Website des Entwicklers zu besuchen und herauszufinden, auf welchen Plattformen das Programm erh\u00e4ltlich ist.","faq_q_10":"Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Shareware und Freeware?","faq_antwort_10":"Freeware ist Software, die kostenlos heruntergeladen werden kann, aber keine Lizenzgeb\u00fchren mehr verlangt. Im Gegensatz dazu erfordert Shareware normalerweise eine Lizenzgeb\u00fchr f\u00fcr den vollen Zugang zu allen Funktionen. Beide Modelle erm\u00f6glichen es Benutzern, Software kostenlos auszuprobieren, aber Shareware ist normalerweise etwas umfangreicher und bietet mehr Funktionen."},"yoast_head":"\nWas ist Shareware? (& welche Arten gibt es?) | WOLF OF SEO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Schon mal \u00fcber kostenlose Software gestolpert? In diesem Beitrag decken Wir die Taktiken der Marketer im Internet in Bezug auf Shareware auf! 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