Shareware? Perpetual License? Lease? How should I license my software?...
It is a question that has been asked since software has been for sale. Offering alternatives to the traditional models has been costly. Typically software has been developed as shareware or with a perpetual license in mind. It is costly to change these models since the security is within the code. Development resources are limited. By using Edition Creator you can change your licensing model whenever the need arises. Products that have peak usage times can be modeled to offer leasing options in order to maximize revenue during these peak times while saving individual customers overall dollars that they have available for software. No longer will the low cost provider steal those customers that desire to use you product but must use an alternative due to the peak but temporary usage needs.

Shareware has been a standard for many years. Shareware licensing model gets the software into the hands of the users however ensuring you get paid is not as easy. The development time envolved to "secure" your profits has traditionally been seen as "not worth the time" or "too aggressive", however securing your profits has never been more important. "Soft" transitions such as enforcing registration after 30 days of usage maintains the benefits of traditional shareware while gently nudging those who continue to use the product to actually pay for your hard work. After 60 days another transition can prompt for purchase. After a year of usage the user is simply stealing your work. You can decide; limit functionality, disable the product, or simply let them continue to use your software for free. Never before has it been this easy. Transition software based on time or usage.