The time-limited trial is essential for selling productivity software, unfortunately most companies are doing it wrong.<p>Beyond Compare[1] has a 30-day trial that is 30 days of use - not just 30 consecutive days. If I actually use a piece of software 30 different times on different days, then it&#x27;s definitely worth a purchase. It&#x27;s too bad more developers don&#x27;t design their trials this way.<p>[1] - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scootersoftware.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scootersoftware.com&#x2F;</a>