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copied!<p>There previously was a Personal license that fit that niche. Also the Turbo and Turbo Explorer versions fit that niche. The issue is there are 4 groups:</p> <ol> <li>Buys based on features first, price second (enterprise, etc.)</li> <li>Buys on price not features - needs to be cheap, preferably free (hobbiest, etc.)</li> <li>Only for free, with no qualms about licensing (pirates.)</li> </ol> <p>The 3rd group is characterized by the fact the pirate the Architect version when they are only using features in the Professional version (or free version if one existed). They will never convert to a paying customer, although may convert to a free version if it has all the features they want (although unlikely.)</p> <p>The issue with trying to maximize the 2nd group (turn all of them into customers) is you don't want to move people from the 1st group. If someone is buying based on features, and you offer a lower featured version for less money, they may be happy with that version and just buy it. Why not save money? </p> <p>Non-Commercial is too nebulous of a license as has been pointed out by others. If you cripple the features too much then it is a wasted effort to make the offer since no one will want it and reflect poorly on the professional version. The only thing that would work is a nag-screen, but that would be really annoying too, and by the very nature of the users would be easily bypassed. </p> <p>So the bottom line is the money that keeps a company afloat is in maximizing the 1st group. Attempting to appease the 2nd and 3rd groups can actually result in lost money. Although I agree that if they want to target more hobbiests then they really need a free / low-cost offering (an updated Turbo and Turbo Explorer).</p>

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