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In my case, that often means that I simply won't engage at all.

I usually find myself wondering if now is really the best time to start the trial, or whether I'd be better off saving it for another time. I might need it more later, or have a project that's a good fit for the trial, or have more free time later, so I put it off. Then that cycle repeats until I eventually forget about the product entirely and move on to something else.

It's a bit like the "Too Awesome to Use" trope [0].

I am much more likely to engage with feature-limited trials without an expiration, or at least usage-based trials.

[0] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TooAwesomeToUse

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