Hello, I'm not about to defend Parallels, as I have my own troubles with them, but I downloaded a version a few weeks ago and did not pay the download service fee. I just looked at the web site and found I could buy another copy, not that I would, without the service. Just click the "Remove" button on the right.
Kevin At 11:00 AM +1200 8/18/10, Alan T Litchfield wrote: >On 18/08/2010, at 10:51 AM, Owen, Clint wrote: > >>Alan, >> >>I am not defending Apple, because I have not dealt with them, but this >>could be a matter of terminology. > >Actually, nothing to do with Apple. And I have never had this >problem with them. > >This is these guys: http://www.parallels.com/ > >> >>For some software that I have bought in the past, an "extended download >>service" would let you download a fresh copy of your purchase for an >>extended length of time. So, the standard price gives you 30 days or so >>to download the product, but for a few dollars more you can get a new >>copy six months from now if your system crashes and you lose your >>backup. > >It seems that it is a "download fee" that is non-optional over and >above the purchase price. The alternative is to buy a disc at >21.26NZD. !! > >It is a con and was a hidden charge that appeared on the shopping >cart checkout screen. > >Cheers >Alan > >-- >Alan T Litchfield >AlphaByte >PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 >New Zealand >http://www.alphabyte.co.nz >http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice > >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to framers as kevinf at dim.com. > >Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/kevinf%40dim.com > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
