buyware

English

Etymology

From buy +‎ -ware.

Pronunciation

Audio (US): (file)

Noun

buyware (uncountable)

(computing, rare) Commercial software.
Synonyms: costware, payware

Antonyms: free software, freeware
- 1999 November 10, Chris Notz, “Is there a "BASIC programming language" compiler available for AIX?”, in comp.unix.aix‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-01-30:
  There is Business Basic (BBX). But it's buyware. If you find GNU licence Basic - let me know.
- 1999 November 10, John R. Campbell, “Is there a "BASIC programming language" compiler available for AIX?”, in comp.unix.aix‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-01-30:
  Don't forget Thoroughbred (www.tbred.com) which is also buyware.
  Otherwise, look on the bonus pack CD that comes w/ AIX 4.3+...
  ...There's a copy of Visual Age Java (not the enterprise edition, which is buyware). Not having played with it, I can't vouch for it.
- 2001 May 15, Lewin A.R.W. Edwards, “any free OS for embedded system?”, in comp.arch.embedded‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-01-30:
  ANY OS - buyware or freeware - has a learning curve.
- 2003 March 5, Andrew C. Cooper, “New Freeware Site”, in alt.comp.freeware‎^[4] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-01-30:
  Not everything on this site is freeware. Some trailware and shareware, and buyware.
- 2004 December 28, Rod, “Freeware and only freeware?”, in alt.comp.freeware‎^[5] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-01-30:
  Is buyware evil ? Absolutely not. People put money, skills and effort in developing software. They have the right to get compensation for that. That's how the world works. The hippie-era is behind us.
  And buyware also puts the freeware in a different perspective, if there was no buyware, freeware programmers would probably be slaughtered together with Bill G. for mistakes we call minor annoying bugs now.

Translations

commercial software — see payware