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rams written in scripting languages such as php or javascript is available at run time 57 redistribution edit further information shareware see also freely redistributable software proprietary software vendors can prohibit the users from sharing the software with others another unique license is required for another party to use the software in the case of proprietary software with source code available the vendor may also prohibit customers from distributing their modifications to the source code shareware is closed source software whose owner encourages redistribution at no cost but which the user sometimes must pay to use after a trial period the fee usually allows use by a single user or computer in some cases software features are restricted during or after the trial period a practice sometimes called crippleware interoperability with software and hardware edit further information interoperability software proprietary file formats and protocols edit further information proprietary format and proprietary protocol proprietary software often citation needed stores some of its data in file formats that are incompatible with other software and may also communicate using protocols which are incompatible such formats and protocols may be restricted as trade secrets or subject to patents citation needed proprietary apis edit a proprietary application programming interface api is a software library interface specific to one device or more likely to a number of devices within a particular manufacturer s product range 58 the motivation for using a proprietary api can be vendor lock in or because standard apis do not support the device s functionality 58 the european commission in its march 24 2004 decision on microsoft s business practices 59 quotes in paragraph 463 microsoft general manager for c development aaron contorer as stating in a february 21 1997 internal microsoft memo drafted for bill gates the windows api is so broad so deep and so functional that most isvs would be crazy not to use it and it is so deeply embedded in the source code of many windows apps that there is a huge switching cost to using a different operating system instead early versions of the iphone sdk were covered by a non disclosure agreement the agreement forbade independent developers from discussing the content of the interfaces apple discontinued the nda in october 2008 60 vendor lock in edit further information vendor lock in any dependency on the future versions and upgrades for a proprietary software package can create vendor lock in entrenching a monopoly position 61 software limited to certain hardware configurations edit proprietary software may also have licensing terms that limit the usage of that software to a specific set of hardware apple has such a licensing model for macos an operating system which is limited to apple hardware both by licensing and various design decisions this licensing model has been affirmed by the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit 62 abandonment by proprietors edit main article abandonware proprietary software which is no longer marketed supported or sold by its owner is called abandonware the digital form of orphaned works if the proprietor of a software package should cease to exist or decide to cease or limit production or support for a proprietary software package recipients and users of the package may have no recourse if problems are found with the software proprietors can fail to improve and support software because of business problems 63 support for older or existing versions of a software package may be ended to force users to upgrade and pay for newer versions 64 planned obsolescence sometimes another vendor or a software s community themselves can provide support for the software or the users can migrate to either competing systems with longer support life cycles or to foss based systems 65 some proprietary software is released by their owner at end of life as open source or source available software often to prevent the software from becoming unsupported and unavailable abandonware 66 67 68 3d realms and id software are famous for the practice of releasing closed source software into the open source further explanation needed some of those kinds are free of charge downloads freeware some are still commercially sold e g arx fatalis further explanation needed more examples of formerly closed source software in the list of commercial software with available source code and list of commercial video games with available source code pricing and economics edit see also commercial software proprietary software is not synonymous with commercial software 69 70 although the two terms are sometimes used synonymously in articles about free software 71 72 proprietary software can be distributed at no cost or for a fee and free software can do the same as well albeit more at no cost than for a fee 73 the difference is that whether proprietary software can be distributed and what the fee would be is at the proprietor s discretion with free software anyone who has a copy can decide whether and how much to charge for a copy or related services 74 proprietary software that comes for no cost is called freeware proponents of commercial proprietary software argue that requiring users to pay for software as a product increases funding or time available for the research and development of software for example microsoft says that per copy fees maximize the profitability of software development 75 proprietary software generally creates greater commercial activity over free software especially in regard to market revenues 76 proprietary software is often sold with a license that gives the end user right to use the software technical support for proprietary software can often be provided only by employees of the company that created the program and such service is included with the software however a dedicated technical support system increases the cost of software 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