Patent ID: 7360252

Claim:
A method of evaluating software by a user for subsequent purchase comprising the steps of: acquiring a software package, said software package comprising: a first object, said first object a full-featured version of at least one software product, wherein said user is denied access to said first object; a second object, said second object a further version of said software product having some, but less than all, of the features of said first object; an access and control portion, said access and control portion affording selective access to any of said first and second objects, wherein said access and control portion includes usage authorization information, wherein at least said first object, said second object and said usage authorization information are macro-compressed and micro-compressed; and a notifier providing information required by said user for purchasing rights to said software product and enabling entry of transaction information required for purchase of said rights; installing said software package on said buyer's computer system; accessing said second object, access to said second object being unrestricted; and evaluating said second object whereby said user assesses whether said software product meets said user's requirements.