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Re: Do you still pay for software?
de Susan Bugher 04/15/2006 02:14
Maynard Man wrote:
> "Susan Bugher" <sebugher@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:4a9ta6Fs2u9dU1@individual.net...
>>journalistUK@googlemail.com wrote:
>>The goal for a Freeware author is to create a program that performs the
>>desired functions.
>>Commercial software may be designed to meet a different goal - to create a
>>product that produces the highest possible profit for the creator -
>>functionality may be sacrificed; programs may be bloated to make them more
>>saleable . . .
> I agree with what you say but I'm not sure about the "functionality may be
> sacrificed" bit.
> Surely without it, their product would not be marketable?
Just for openers ;) what about apps that require registration?
Registration (and expiration of apps that require an annual payment) can
cause problems for legitimate users of the apps. Registration has
nothing to do with functionality - that programming is there for the
benefit of the author. So. . . extra headaches for the user, bloated
apps (think Symantec/Norton, Turbo Tax, Windows XP). . .
Susan
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