WinRar has released a new update and attributed this to the willingness of users to pay. Behind this is presumably one of the oldest jokes on the internet.
WinRar is one of the most popular software suites in the world, but in a way it’s a slow seller. Officially, no one buys the software, and for good reason: The free trial version can be used indefinitely for free.
The team behind WinRar, which is based in Berlin by the way, takes the whole payment thing with a lot of humor. Probably also for this reason, WinRAR is considered by fans to be one of the longest-running jokes on the internet. Just recently, celebrated
they 4 new buyers of the WinRar software and referred to it as the best week of all time.
Now the team has explained that they have finally released a new update. And the latest update was only possible because users have finally started to pay for it. That too is meant with a wink.
New version 7.23 for WinRar because users are paying
On June 30, WinRAR announced the release of version 7.23 on X.com and thanked customers with a cheeky message.
Thanks to all your recent payments, we were able to develop a new version! WinRAR has just released the new shiny version 7.23!
The new version comes with a handful of bug fixes, including several security vulnerabilities that were said to have existed in the software.
When asked what the next version 7.24 will cost, the company replied with a GIF of Dr. Evil, who said: “One million dollars.”
How many people use this software for free or ended up paying for it is not known, by the way. The team behind it has never released official figures.
How much does WinRar actually cost? According to the manufacturer’s official website, the software currently costs 35.64 euros in Germany, including VAT. If you buy several licenses at once, each one gets a bit cheaper. For instance, if you buy 500 licenses, you only pay around 9 euros per license.
The company behind WinRAR, the well-known file compression software, sells its own merchandise in collaboration with a design label from France. And it has been so successful that this merchandise has already been re-released multiple times. At least that seems to be what people are willing to buy: WinRAR has realized: If hardly anyone pays for the software, they can at least buy its new official bags and jackets
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