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You're being purposely confusing and intellectually dishonest, in an attempt to control the narrative.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shareware
"buying a full game and, once you played the first part of it, you decided you liked it, then you paid and the rest of the game you already had was unlocked."
"Free to play game with paid expansion packs and DLC"
Right there. There's the blatant dishonesty. You've just described two different scenarios while attempting to portray them as the same.
You're welcome. Now go away.