I wonder if corporate environments even bother(ed) licensing WinRAR. Might be the only way the company stays afloat... Entities that pay for it as a matter of compliance.

Who even uses rar as a format? It's either zip or 7z or some compressed tar

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/with-great-self-awareness-winrar-releases-official-usd150-merch-what-better-way-to-support-the-software-youve-never-paid-for-than-by-buying-a-winrar-bag/