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How is Freemium different than Crippleware?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crippleware
I've been quite successful, as have many others, at building "crippleware" products.
Am I missing something?
- qhoxie 18y agoI'm not sure there is a definitive answer to this, but here is the difference as I often see it: Crippleware will sometimes omit or restrict features that are needed for basic operations in the application. Freemium tempts users to pay who like the basics but "want more." Definitely not always the case, but that could be a distinction.
- zhyder 18y agoThey're just buzzwords that can mean whatever you want them to mean. When in doubt choose the one with the positive connotation.
- burke 18y agoIt's all just terminology, so the definitions are kind of fluid, but this is how I see it: Crippleware tries to shame you into buying the full product by making you feel like a second-class citizen while using the free version, while Freemium tries to provide you with a pleasant user experience until you eventually decide to opt for the paid version.