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I think they have realised that nobody used to pay anyway, just like with Winzip, it says your trial is up but you can continue using the software, and some programs with trials just use a counter on the ok button; why do they do this? Does anyone actually pay? I am talking about programs where paying to register does not get you additional features, but just gets rid of the notice and maybe a hel and support phone number.
I think that file compression/archiving software is relatively simple to create, but it is a very competitive market at the same time. Most companies offer it up for free because they want the majority of consumers using their product instead of the competitor's. The company then sells their popular software to businesses (where most of the money is made) and to nerds who actually buy the software.
Yes, I think a site licence for WinZip for instance is alot of money; and also businesses would need to keep on the right side of the law... is it really illegal to continue using after the evaluation period is over?
I think that Winrar devs wanted to make winrar free but they figured that they could make some extra $$ by asking people to buy it just to get rid og the "REGISTER NOW" notification....now thats a smart way to earn $$$...hehe
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