>> At least Al didn't try to sell you an xtra that masks keystrokes
> (just
>> keeping you honest, Al... I'm still waiting to hear how masterApp
> does
>> something buddy can't) :)
>
> 1 - and I am an honest person, always - every day.
True enough. Bad use of a common phrase on my part. That was simply me
getting tired of what I see as sales pitches on an informational list.
> 2 - whether it can or cannot is really irrelevant.
In this case, perhaps. Maybe you just think it's helpful to pitch masterApp
every time someone asks a question about controlling things outside of
Director. But I'm a little tired of newbies getting the pitch for a $300
xtra to do something they can accomplish with Buddy for free (or, if they
need more capability, a semi-capable liscense for $75, fully liscensed Buddy
for $150). Lists like these are about information sharing (which you do your
share of, and you do help people find solutions to their coding problems
with most of your posts... I just think you cross a line from time to time)
- not about sales.
I don't want to be antagonistic here, but I do take exception to sales
pitches in this forum.
I don't think you're serving the list membership in those cases, unless you
also state that Buddy has a similar function, if it does. If you don't
reference the competing product, then you are selling, and selling shouldn't
be a purpose of this list. So, I put the question again... what makes
masterApp worth twice the price?
Lots of people endorse Buddy on this list. Because we use it, it's easy, and
it's stable. None of of have financial ties to it. We just like it. And we
would like to hear if a competitor can outdo it. So, sell to us, the
experienced... don't push your product on someone who doesn't know any
better, unless you can point out the advantage of your product over the
competitor's.
2 cents,
Kurt
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