Vendors say activation can benefit users. What are they talking about?
While activation benefits vendors by reducing copying, it lets them publish fully working versions in try and buy or try and die scenarios. This lets users try out the real thing to see whether it’s worth paying for. In the past, you could download and install 30-day trial versions of products, but you had to get a separate version if you were buying. With activation, you simply pay for the license and activate the copy you have. Once users accept that software must be licensed, they will probably find that activation is a pretty painless process.
