Early reports indicated that SPUD, or Shareware Pay-Up Day, was probably not as popular as was the wearing of the green. Calif. The idea, he said, was to spur guilt-ridden, unregistered shareware users into writing some long overdue checks. Pease is not talking big bucks per individual user. Some purveyors don't even charge.
Payment consists of smiling at someone.
He only asks that you have a beer and send him a postcard saying so. Money adds up If enough satisfied users register after trying out their software for 30 days, it can add up to significant income for individual shareware authors. Users of business programs are the most likely to pay. Page 1 Until now, the ASP never thought to designate a SPUD of its own. One such example of nagware is having a screen pop up every five minutes demanding payment.