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And another reason that people want shareware/public domain stuff is that
they can't use or don't want all the features in the commercial software.
A prime example is Winfax Pro.  This is a program that causes your faxmodem
to act like a printer under windows.  It also allows background receiving
of faxes and comes with filters to convert the fax into various picture 
formats.  Some of the packages come with OCR software.  The developer wants
$120 list (about $70, mail-order) for this program.  But, many fax modems
and most older Notebook fax modems can't receive faxes; they can only send.
So why should the owners of such boards buy an expensive program that they
are only able to use less than half of its features?

Also, word processors are incredibly powerful, but would you use word for
windows just to create some source code for a class assignment or for work?
I don't think so.  You'd want a simple, pure ASCII editor that allows
copy/cut/paste and maybe a search/replace feature.

Besides, most commerical software seems to be way over-priced for their per-
formance.  Look at many games.  I've seen Gunship 2000 (if I remember the
title correctly) that was $50 when it first came out.  It's now on the <$10
shelf at several software stores.  It wasn't worth $50 since it had cheesy
graphis and sound, but it is worth $10.