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trialware

(ˈtraɪəlˌwɛə)
n
(Computer Science) computer software that can be used free of charge for a limited evaluation period
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* Software or OS updates can push branded solution centers, trialware, or just random add-ons.
The former is usually a major problem with a whole lot of new notebooks and ultrabooks - the laptop manufacturers tend to clutter the installation with a whole bunch of un-optimized trialware and free software.
Instead, they had to think about free trialware for them first, which would convert them from 'pirates' to legitimate users, and then allow them to continue using software at modest prices once they graduated.
Instead, they had to think about free trialware for them first, which would convert them from "pirates" to legitimate users, and then allow them to continue using software at modest prices once they graduated.
Because users often neglected to pay the shareware license, many software developers distributed shareware (alternately called "trialware" or "demoware") that operated with limited functionality until the user purchased a license.
(It can display their output even when the PC is turned off.) Vizio should also be praised for resisting the urge to clutter your new computer with trialware and other third-party junk.
In return for this trek (or for buying a PC from it online in which case there is no charge), Microsoft techies will cleanse computers of bloatware and 'nagware' -- "trialware and sample software" as Microsoft more politely calls it -- often seen as a cause of user irritation and lower than expected PC performance.
Trialware is available at: http://www.binaryresearch.net/products/fasttrack/download_trialware
Try the full function trialware for 30 days, FREE at www.diskeeper.com.
Dell said the new Vostro laptops offer a sleek design and slot-load optical drive which is thinner and lighter than previous generation Vostro laptops and is available with free services including 10GB of Dell DataSafe Online Backup, Network Assistant and PC TuneUp but no trialware.
A variety of system management tools, trialware and free utilities are available at http://www.DiskeeperEurope.com.