CompuServe Messages

Probably you don't know what it is because most people are a little silly about how people use the terms. The whole idea of making a distinction between quality commercial and quality shareware is silly. The sets of quality software, bad software, expensive software, cheap software, shareware and store-shelf overlap each other and can't be seperated. Price and quality vary for both. Some people's prejudices or ignorance lead them to believe there are certain price and quality conclusions they can draw based on a program's distribution method. Some high-quality and fairly expensive commercial products supported by large offices with full time staff are distributed as shareware. Some one-person, part-time endevours are released in shrink-wrapped store-shelf products.