Comment 1629 for bug 1

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houstonbofh (leesharp) wrote : Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

On 02/27/2012 11:39 AM, Tom wrote:
> Hi :)
> I think you meant LibreOffice rather than Crossover office.

No, I meant Codeweavers "Crossover" product for sale. (Used to be
called Crossover Office)
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover/#dl
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/#dl

Packaged with another proprietary for sale app or game. As a trial...
That way, the publishers pay the OEM to place their app in front of the
user. These fees varry, but the OEM can get between $3-$5 for each
install, or a significant portion of each activation, or both. This is
what Dell does in a big way. (Well, everyone, but Dell is the master)
Trial software generates revenue, and revenue is what business listens to.