This problem, on the other hand, has not hurt as much for them since they already have a very liberal way of preventing their users from switching to pirated and potentially dangerous alternatives, i.e., using WinRAR for free after the trial has ended. Nevertheless, using it after the trial has expired is absolutely cool with them and we may even be bold enough to say – encouraged.īurak Canboy explained that online piracy has always been hurting software developers since the dawn of computers. Even though WinRAR is packaged as a try before you buy software, it seems that most of us believe it to be freeware instead. Revealed in an interview with CEO Burak Canboy regarding the prevalent issue of online piracy, the company certainly knows that many users continue to use their software for free even after the trial period has ended. In fact, the company has allowed it since 1993. Russian Developer who created WinRAR and the RAR format Is Using WinRAR After the Trial has Ended Illegal? What is the deal with it? Why are we able to use it even after the trial period has expired? Truth be told, this trial is actually a marketing strategy from the company. That one software where the trial never seems to end and only manages to pop up dialog boxes and annoy users to buy a license. We all have that software on our computers: WinRAR.
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