I am swriting a book entitled: Transforming Small Businesses with Open Source Software. So much more than this tucows offering can be done with true open source software.
If I were told on advance that I couldn't transfer my website to another computer or to another type of presentation because of copy protection or deliberate obfuscation, I would simply be a fool for adopting such a system If I weren't told, and then found out later after a lot of work, I personally would hoof it down to the local FBI station and file an interstate claim of business fraud. Kim, you need to take a course on CRM, because forcing people just doesn't work. Too many problems. Ed MacDonald wrote: >That is terrible! Is this TUCOWS business philosophy? "We don't screw >customers, we just tie them up so our resellers can screw them." > >We maintain customer loyalty by offering quality service at a fair price - >not by tying them up. Our customers are free to terminate our service >agreements at anytime - no term contracts. If we can no longer provide >value to a customer, we would prefer to get a good referral than to try to >force them to do business with us. > >We will never sell that product is it's current form. > >Ed > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kim Phelan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Phillip Beazley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "OpenSRS lists" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 3:23 PM >Subject: RE: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update - [Website Builder]- 06/10/04 > > > > >>Yes, without javascript enabled in their browsers, they will have >>problems, but the target for this tool is the non-technical >>end user who will have the standard browser defaults enabled, as >>will most of their visitors. >> >>The reason this is done is so that an end user >>can't easily transport their site and use another editor. >>The source (as you have seen) is not easily readable by someone using >>another editor (frontpage or whatnot), >>so they are motivated to continue to use the tool, and stay with you >>as a vendor. >> >> >> >>Kim Phelan >>Product Manager >>Tucows, Inc. >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Phillip Beazley >>Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 4:52 PM >>To: OpenSRS lists >>Subject: Re: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update - [Website Builder]- 06/10/04 >> >> >>At 03:56 PM 6/10/2004, you wrote: >> >> >> >>>On 10 6 2004 at 3:34 pm -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>In the HORIZON environment Resellers can provision >>>>accounts and conduct upgrades but not create sample websites. >>>>If you would like to review the features of the website >>>>builder engine itself, you can view our demo site >>>>at http://www.pagebuilder.ca. >>>> >>>> >>>This is interesting... didn't know this was coming down the pipeline. >>>I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do. >>> >>>Taking a quick look at the demo web sites, though... what's with all the >>>javascript?! >>> >>> >>This is a joke, right? >> >>Ha. >> >> >>-- >>Phillip Beazley >>Onvix -- Website Hosting, Development & E-commerce >>Visit http://www.onvix.com/ or call 727-578-9600. >> >> >> > > >
