Definitions
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- noun computing, informal
Software for which apayment is required, as opposed tofreeware .
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Examples
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I am not "hooked on using a suite of 3 or 4 independent freeware tools to make backups, and view any sort of" payware "as sacrilege.", however I do believe that the job is best done by using the best tools at each stage.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2008
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I am not "hooked on using a suite of 3 or 4 independent freeware tools to make backups, and view any sort of" payware "as sacrilege.", however I do believe that the job is best done by using the best tools at each stage.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2008
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I am not "hooked on using a suite of 3 or 4 independent freeware tools to make backups, and view any sort of" payware "as sacrilege.", however I do believe that the job is best done by using the best tools at each stage.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2008
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timgray: Free is definitely sweet, but certainly doesn't beat 'payware' "every single time."
How To Run That One Windows App You Need On A Mac | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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On a sidenote: If you ever bought Opera (in the days it was payware) you can still use the serial with current Opera Mobile versions. rawfan chappell101
Opera 9.7 Beta Brings Turbo Mode To Windows Mobile Phones | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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There are freeware and payware apps that generate nonsense character/numeral/symbol strings that can be used as IDs and passwords.
Falling Over Fallback Password Questions - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Unfortunately, FSCapture has been payware since version 5.3 which you can still find.
PicPick Covers Your Image Capturing, Editing Needs | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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On a sidenote: If you ever bought Opera in the days it was payware you can still use the serial with current Opera Mobile versions.
Opera 9.7 Beta Brings Turbo Mode To Windows Mobile Phones | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The guys who run Car Talk on NPR have dumped RealMedia in favor of Windows Media Player, having gotten fed up with Real's deceptive practices that try to force you into downloading the payware version of their player.
Boing Boing: January 25, 2004 - January 31, 2004 Archives 2004
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Windows does not have a default SFTP client, though there are freeware and payware apps that can be downloaded.
2006 September Michael Arrington 2005
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