- Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.
- Not physically obstructed or fixed.
- Not subject to engagements or obligations.
- Not subject to or affected by (something undesirable)
- Given or available without charge.
If you need a service on your desk top, or lap top computer, you might look online and find that almost all of the programs advertise that they are "Free". When you download them and try to use it after giving out your email and personal information, you find that it is not free and to actually use their product effectively they want you to pay. This is called a trial.
I recently download an app called Bandmix, where it is supposed to allow you to find other musicians to play with who are looking for the same thing, and it claims it is "Free" to use, and you can go in and find people in your area who are around the same age and enjoy the same music as you, but if you want to contact them, guess what, you have to pay.
I have no problem paying for a service if I want to use it, but be upfront to begin with, let me know what I'm getting into before I go through the whole sign up procedure only to find out everything they claimed was a lie.
Can you imagine buying a stove at the store, only to find out that after you get it home and set up that you can't use the oven feature until you go online and purchase a code for you to use it for a month, and after the end of every month you would have to input a new code (With another payment) to use it continuously? This is what most of these apps do after you get them.
This is seriously becoming a huge problem and something needs to be done about it, perhaps even government regulated if people can't be honest and forthcoming. I will not use a product after learning that I have been mislead, no matter how much I want to use it. I think we all need to take this stance with all products.
It's time companies break out their dictionaries and look up the Definition Of Free.
Scott Goerz
