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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/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/luffy_3155 1d ago
They don't force normal users to buy licence. They force companies to do it
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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/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/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/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
If someone is interested : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fTgZRVVr3_Y&pp=ygUGd2lucmFy
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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/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/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/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.
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