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I miss shareware … "Shareware gave independent developers a path that did not require asking permission from a platform. It gave users a way to try tools without surrendering to a permanent service relationship. It encouraged small, specific programs that solved one problem well enough to earn money. It treated distribution as a conversation among users rather than a funnel owned by one company." https://deadparrotbbs.com/what-happened-to-shareware/
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