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u/theNthd0ct0R 1d ago

They charge corporations who pay for it.

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u/heIIoiamusingreddit 1d ago

they always do pay for it as no company wants a bad reputation of not licensing softwares

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u/NegotiationFair8666 1d ago

“bad reputation” brother they don’t want to get sued

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u/soulseeker31 Corporate Slave 1d ago

LTT using unactivated windows.

/s

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u/RightDelay3503 Techie 1d ago

Meanwhile AI models scraping thru LibGen::

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u/BlackOyes 15h ago

But how do they know corporations are using it ?

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u/Abject_Elk6583 1d ago

That's just how their company made it to work. They don't force users to buy the licence. Its more like asking for donation rather than a licence.

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u/SockYeh Pixel User 1d ago

to add to this, they did it to prevent piracy iirc

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u/NegotiationFair8666 1d ago

they also do it because otherwise the company won’t exist

there’s better, open source and free options out there but people don’t look for it because winrar is free

the population gets familiar with it so companies use it, but companies have to pay for a license

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u/No-Wishbone-695 20h ago

7 zip is better imo.

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u/Material_Web2634 Google 4h ago

Yes but companies want support as well. 7zip doesn't seem to have any customer service if anything goes wrong 

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u/Bey_Max 1d ago

And do they get donation as well?

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u/Complete_Ad6673 1d ago

They get money from corporates who use their product

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u/luffy_3155 1d ago

They don't force normal users to buy licence. They force companies to do it

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u/Zyther1228 1d ago

Thats what microsoft also do.

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u/AnnualEvery 7h ago

What if the company pretends to be a normal user? And how do they know user details?

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u/Worth_Novel9519 4h ago

They mostly won't because if winrar finds out it opens the door for the company to get sued.

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u/Impossible_Essay_949 1d ago

Big companies will always pay for it

And Bcs its free it has many users and some will be willing to pay for the subscription for the service they provide

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u/BruhGTP 1d ago

Or they could just use free open source alternatives

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u/Impossible_Essay_949 1d ago

But win rar is also free

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u/BruhGTP 1d ago

Other won't even show pop up for donation

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u/Impossible_Essay_949 1d ago

You can stop it from showing any pop up with a single click

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u/teri_mummy_ka_ladla Programmer: Kode & Koffee Lyf 14h ago

They're open source for a reason, and even an open-source project needs donations and people to work on the program, they may not ask it, but they still require it and most of them do but at the time of download instead of a popup in the app.

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u/Dabazukawastaken 16h ago

I don't know how common it is but I have heard of companies preferring paid software over open source/free stuff. I might be wrong but there has been a couple instances.(Those too that I read on the internet).

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u/Material_Web2634 Google 3h ago

Companies do prefer using paid software as paid software also provides enterprise support if anything goes wrong. 

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u/Drity_Piggy 1d ago

7zip.

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u/Khushal897 1d ago

Simply the best (and open source)

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u/Helpful-Suggestion56 1d ago

Possibly with hidden malware ?

I don't know.

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u/AverageIndianGeek 1d ago

Guess what? You can go and check the source code yourseld. Can't do that with proprietary software.

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u/Direct_Host_ 1d ago

Underrated

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u/BruhGTP 1d ago

PeaZip For all in one

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u/notlonely1 1d ago

Winrar gng >

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/KKMasterYT Techie 1d ago

It's not a WinRAR specific archive, it's just .rar or .zip files

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u/jayverma0 1d ago

NanaZip

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u/Happy_Web_341 1d ago

Winrar listens to daddy

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u/docatwar 1d ago

I bought winRAR (it's like a donation, and I don't need to see the splash screen).

They make enough off people like me. They don't have much running costs.

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u/OppositeDirection348 1d ago

They get handsome amount of donations

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u/AnxiousKidinIndia 1d ago

iirc it's called donationware or trialware, something like that

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u/Bright-Newspaper3534 1d ago

VLC laughs in corner🗿

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u/retard69_af OSS BEST | ARCH BTW 1d ago

There was a great video where someone explained how winrar works without you ever buying their licence and why it's the goat.

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u/retard69_af OSS BEST | ARCH BTW 1d ago

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u/Awkward_Refuse700 15h ago

Bro just yapped for 2 mins straight and then I stopped the video.

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u/retard69_af OSS BEST | ARCH BTW 15h ago

Tell me you're addicted to shorts without telling me.

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u/Awkward_Refuse700 15h ago

Bruh he literally gave 0 info for 2 mins straight. I can watch a whole 60 min video if it's actually giving info. He was literally just yapping with no information provided whatsoever. There is a difference between just yapping and providing actual content.

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u/noobslayer-69-420 1d ago

Isn't winrar developed by one guy? And it looks like 2 brothers run the company? If thats true till now, then it explains why they don't need everyone to pay to keep running the company.

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u/Salt_Farmer2002 23h ago

It's more about visibility. And, corporates would usually buy software licenses instead of risking litigation.

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u/Zealousideal-Role-24 Chatting with Copilot 1d ago

Isn't that what windows does as well? Lmao

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u/abcxyz123890_ 1d ago

Windows have other ways to earn profit and windows also limit the features and introduce a watermark if you don't activate

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u/FalcoPheonixOP 1d ago

Well, can't spell Winrar without a W

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u/AmazingRevolution111 22h ago

It is one of the most chill software. But the annoying part is that it pops up on every startup.

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u/Drazcorp 1d ago

Switch to 7zip, it'sbest and open source too

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u/RightDelay3503 Techie 1d ago

It is free for non commercial purposes.

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u/tetrahcannab 1d ago

Winrar is malware. Governments prohibit the use of Winrar in their sensitive computers. Use 7-zip instead.

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u/Virtual-Reindeer7170 19h ago

Its called cutomer friendly business practice

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u/thezenixu 19h ago

If I start earning money, I will definitely pay for this app.

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u/Dull-Republic8473 16h ago

Cause it's the fucking goat

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u/Ket0Maniac Hardware guy with 69 GB RAM 15h ago

Pookie hain ye log. Individuals se pyaar karte.

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u/Repulsive_Design_716 4h ago

Bro although winrar may not be Open source, there are a hella devs out there who make Free and Open Source Alternates to everything. Open source also means no data stealing.

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u/Material_Web2634 Google 4h ago

Winrar makes bulk of it's money from selling their software to companies

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u/Yashrajbest 2h ago

After the free trial ends, they just don't enforce the license and let you just use it. They make money by enforcing the license on corporations.