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Is Winsnap freeware?

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  1. Bob
    Member

    Buy it link:

    http://www.ntwind.com/software/winsnap/register.html

    And then:

    Quote from their website:
    It is FREE for personal, educational and non-commercial use!

    And:

    Places that state it is freeware:
    http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsnap.html
    http://www.filehippo.com/download_winsnap/
    http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/WinSnap/1137173238/1
    http://realh.worldonline.co.uk/free.html (bottem of the page)
    I am sure there are more.

    Now, they say that you can buy it, but there are no limitations:
    http://www.download.com/WinSnap/3000-2192_4-10598826.html?tag=lst-0-1

    Can anybody comfirm this??
    Thanks, Bob.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. tjchan
    Member

    This I believe is freeware. From the GAotD terms of use, it wouldn't matter as it's exactly the same as if you didn't register it. =(

    The only reason you would register is for commercial use. And GAotD offerings cannot be used for that so legally, it's the same as offering SmartFTP as a GAotD offering (Which is also free for personal/educational use)...which is stupid.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  3. tjchan
    Member

    The only difference between the registered version and the unregistered is the display of a nag screen. That's it...no difference in functionality according to the author.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  4. WeAreWatching
    Member

    What a waste of a giveaway... ha! :-D

    Still, I suppose it eliminates the hassle of the unreliable activation process...

    Posted 1 year ago #

  5. tjchan
    Member

    *laughing with WeAreWatching* so true.... ^_^

    Posted 1 year ago #

  6. MASA
    Member

    yes it is. But you could only use it for personal use. The key allows you to use it for commerical use.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  7. BuBBy
    Administrator

    But the giveaway terms of GOTD forbid commercial use.

    Posted 1 year ago # | Login to Send PM

  8. tjchan
    Member

    BuBBy is correct. It's personal usage only but without the "unregistered" message.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  9. MASA
    Member

    There isn't an unregistered message it just appears in the title and thats it.

    Posted 1 year ago #

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