Why do software companies insist on 30 Day Trials ?
I get that they want to get paid for their work, but time limited trails are a dumb idea.

Because it happened to me again. I tried StarDock Fences as a way to organize my desktop on the new Windows 11 machine. In the end I did not purchase it. But during the Christmas break I looked at the issue again. But when trying Fences, it would not work as the trial had expired. There goes another happy customer.

This has happened with previous software. I have a bunch of applications at Plugin Boutique where the trial has expired.

There are alternatives to these limited trials. The best in music production is U-He, who insert a small buzz sound in the output from their synths.

And I currently have Sibcode Junior Icon Editor (it’s free) but has a more powerful option; “Icon Studio” for $40 US.

If you are in a creative industry, there will be times as the beginning of your learning curve that you may test software and not understand how it works.

But with a time restricted trial, it is not possible to go back and re-evaluate products.