novicegeek
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Admitedly, I'm cheap. But, I go to a couple of software giveaway sites to see what there is to offer. Although I'm cheap, I have been convinced to purchase a few of these freebies.
But, what I find confusing is that it appears some companies provide two different versions of the same software, and I am unable to tell which one is the better version. Just a for instance: Ashampoo has a couple of WinOptimizer program available for giveaway, but one version is a free WinOptimizer 2023 (with previous versions like 2020, 2021, 2022), while the other is a free WinOptimizer 18 (with previous versions being one such as 15, 16, 17).
Not to pick on Ashampoo; I've seen this with several different companies.
So, how do I know the difference between one with a year and one with a version number? I'm assuming they are not exactly the same thing. Can anyone shed some light on this, because Google wasn't any help at all.
Thanks folks.
But, what I find confusing is that it appears some companies provide two different versions of the same software, and I am unable to tell which one is the better version. Just a for instance: Ashampoo has a couple of WinOptimizer program available for giveaway, but one version is a free WinOptimizer 2023 (with previous versions like 2020, 2021, 2022), while the other is a free WinOptimizer 18 (with previous versions being one such as 15, 16, 17).
Not to pick on Ashampoo; I've seen this with several different companies.
So, how do I know the difference between one with a year and one with a version number? I'm assuming they are not exactly the same thing. Can anyone shed some light on this, because Google wasn't any help at all.
Thanks folks.