The very sight of the word "trial" makes a bad impression on me. It puts me on the defensive. I'm immediately reminded that I'm being sold a product, rather tha

The very sight of the word "trial" makes a bad impression on me. It puts me on the defensive. I'm immediately reminded that I'm being sold a product, rather than offered a solution. I stop thinking about the task I was working on, or what lead me to the product in the first place, and start worrying about the details of the trial. "Am I going to need to enter credit card information to start the trial?" "Will any images I create be watermarked unless I pay a premium?" "Are the features I actually need even available within the trial, and are they actually useful during that time?" I don't want a free trial of anything, ever. I'd rather have a free, community-supported version and a premium version with official support. Or a basic version with free, unlimited access to only the most basic features, and a pro version with more advanced features at a cost. I just need something I can actually use without worry, and when my use case extends beyond the most basic of features, or the software becomes an important part of my daily workflow, I'll happily pay (and I have) for a more powerful version.