> There are some programs I use two or three times a year that I purchase because it is useful enough for that one task, but there are others that I use infrequ

> There are some programs I use two or three times a year that I purchase because it is useful enough for that one task, but there are others that I use infrequently enough to try to seek out other options. Flip that. I find most people do the second thing first. If what I'm doing in the software takes 5 minutes, chances are I can find something else out there that will do the same thing for free as well. Sometimes the same software lets you trial it again because it's been so long. And so all the additional features you'd review them for amount to nothing when I'm just using them to remove the background in my picture. But here is the bigger issue. > it’s a good way for me to evaluate if it makes sense for me to buy a license or not It's a horrible way for me to evaluate licensing. Why? Because, I probably want to get on with whatever task should only take 5 minutes and do something else. I don't want to spend time evaluating licensing and determine the cost benefits analysis of this software purchase (which more and more tends toward a monthly/yearly fee). I want to do the 5 minute thing and move on, and I will spend more time searching for another free solution than pay. You want to get me to pay you? Make that 5 minutes showcase the things I did't know I needed. And yes, if you have the only thing that can do the thing I'm looking to do, sure. But, a monopoly isn't exactly what we are talking about here.