Commercial/Commercialized？
I want to know the difference between Commercial and Commercialized.
I think they both mean 'for the purpose of profit'. If I want to express 'this is a product face to business users and it's different than the free products out there' ,should I describe it as a 'commercial' product or a 'commercialized' product, which word should I choose?

Thank you in advance!

Question

Commercial/Commercialized？
I want to know the difference between Commercial and Commercialized.
I think they both mean 'for the purpose of profit'. If I want to express 'this is a product face to business users  and it's different than the free products out there'  ,should I describe it as a 'commercial' product or a 'commercialized' product, which word should I choose?

Thank you in advance!

Answer

This is a great question.  They are both similar and they both do mean "for the purpose of profit".

I think "commercial" is a better fit for your sentence though.

"Commercialized" has a negative feeling.  It can be applied to something which wasn't originally for profit-making but has become that way (e.g. Christmas).  "Commercial" has a more neutral connotation.