Thorstenさんから送られてきた回答の原文。
ちなみに、質問文のほうは、あいかわらず、
「添削たのもう！」といったら添削してくれた、
筑波大学 工学システム学類に行ってる、
永田さん(e949031@jks.is.tsukuba.ac.jp)のものです。
いやはや助かります。
Q1
Why did you decide to distribute your software as shareware ?
I have so the direct contact to my customers and get a lot of suggestions.
Also, I can react much better on suggestions or bug reports.
Q2
Can the creation and distribution of shareware earn enough money ?
In other words, does the registration fee earned break even with
development and miscellaneous ?
I distribute my app as a second job - parallel to my normal job.
Q3
There are possibilities of people using your software without payment
of registration fee; how do you take it into consideration ? Also, what
ideas do you have of methods to prevent such from happening ?
I prevent this by disabling some features in the unregistered version.
Q4
What do you think is the approximate percentage of users who pay the
registration fee ?
I don't know. Maybe 5-10%.
Q5
Under our impression, the definiton of Shareware is
"a software created by the Developer to share its convenience with
other people.
The users pay the registration fee to the Developer to show their
appreciation and respect."
What do you think about or definition ?
Is it ridiculous, or is it a dream ?
I get a feedback in this manner from some users.
Q6
Do tell us if you or your company have a policy, philosophy or
attitude toward creating and distributing shareware.
not Yet.
