Commercial vs Free Software Comparison

In a Word Document - complete the following - Save as "software comparison" on your P drive in your Word folder.  Add your name, hour and filename & path to footer.  Save again.  Print.  Due Friday, June 3, 2011
 

1) Define the following and give two examples of each (freeware, shareware, and commercial software you use at home and/or school) 

• freeware (2 examples you use)
• shareware (2 examples you use)
• open source (do you use?  if so, give an example)
• commercial software (2 examples you use)

2) : Read the article based on a US Case study on software Piracy
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/23/238272/Man-jailed-for-selling-pirated-software-on-eBay.htm#Scene_1

3) Now read another short article http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2002/11/26/191231/Woman-gets-nine-years-on-pirate-software-rap.htm.

4) Compare and contrast the how software piracy impacts society vs how freeware and shareware impacts society.