Vector, start service to make paying software available for free

According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun news report, the software download site "Vector"It seems to start a service that enables you to use paid software for free.

How exactly is it?

Details are as follows.
Advertisement on PC screen, soft free with constant display - Optlinks and Vector | Nikkei Net Kansai edition

According to this article, Vector partnered with Optlinks Inc. which deals with Internet advertisement, downloading and installing advertisement distribution software "OptoSave" from the site operated by Vector or Optolinks, it is possible to install the advertisement on the right side of the user's computer It seems that advertisements are always displayed below.

And, instead of displaying advertisements, you will be able to use paid software for free. In addition, Optolinks collects the advertisement publication fee from the advertiser and pays a certain fee from the publication fee to Vector and the software developer.

"I do not want to pay money, but I definitely want to use this paid software by all means".

2007/11/27 15:08 Addendum
As I checked with Vector, in this Nikkei article I get the impression that you can use paid software for free, but in fact it is the same mechanism as so-called "adware". However, in many cases the existing adware is incorporated into the software window, the mechanism of this time is displayed in a separate window. As an example, King Software's "Kingsoft Internet Security free"And so on.

Also, on the Vector side, newly added "Free software (with advertisement)"So, we will classify the new classification as software that displays advertisements.

Furthermore, for example, for software authors registered as Vector as existing shareware, "Why do not you "free software (with ads)"?I will send a guide saying "I will send you a message. It seems that this will open up new revenue roads to software authors.